Evidence-based recommendations on mosaicplasty in people with symptomatic articular cartilage defects of the knee. This involves taking healthy cartilage from the edge of the joint and inserting it into drilled tunnels in the damaged site.
This guidance replaces NICE interventional procedures guidance on mosaicplasty for knee cartilage defects (IPG162).
Next review: this guidance will be reviewed if there is new evidence or safety concerns.
Coding and clinical classification codes for this guidance