Outcomes of microfracture for traumatic chondral defects of the knee: average 11-year follow-up.

By J. Steadman, K. Briggs, J. Rodrigo, M. Kocher, T. Gill, W. Rodkey. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopy And Related, 2003

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Osteochondral tissue engineering: current strategies and challenges. (2013, background): “While it has been shown that the benefits of microfracture decrease between 18 and 36 months postoperatively, long term studies of microfracture done in the knee have shown “improved” knee function after 6–7 years (Harris et al., 2010; Steadman et al., 2003).”
Clinical Efficacy of the Microfracture Technique for Articular Cartilage Repair in the Knee (2009, background): “Although the heterogeneity is of potential methodological concern, it may not be clinically relevant because several studies have failed to detect a statistical effect of concomitant procedures for either microfracture or other cartilage repair procedures.(15,22,23,34,38,43) A potential benefit of t”
The microfracture technique for the treatment of articular cartilage lesions in the knee. A prospective cohort study. (2005, background): “Microfracture of the isolated femoral cartilage lesion was then performed according to the method described by Steadman et al.15.”