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    Interventional procedure overview of focal resurfacing implants to treat articular cartilage damage in the knee

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    Contents

    Introduction

    Description of the procedure

    Efficacy summary

    Safety summary

    The evidence assessed

    Validity and generalisability of the studies

    Existing assessments of this procedure

    Related NICE guidance

    Additional information considered by IPAC

    References

    Literature search strategy

    Appendix

    Abbreviations

    Word or phrase

    Abbreviation

    Body mass index

    BMI

    International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society

    ICRS

    Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score

    KOOS

    Quality of life

    QoL

    36-item Short Form Survey

    SF-36

    Visual Analogue Scale

    VAS

    Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index

    WOMAC