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Originally Posted by Dunerdr
Kelce will either be capable or won't. I guy I work out with had micro fracture said after 6 months he was fine. Said the mental side is another story.
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Studies have shown that microfracture techniques do not fill in the chondral defect fully, forming fibrocartilage rather than hyaline cartilage. Fibrocartilage is not as mechanically sound as hyaline cartilage; it is much denser and unable to withstand the demands of everyday activities as well as the original cartilage and is thus at higher risk of breaking down.[16] The blood clot is very delicate after surgery and needs to be protected. In terms of time, the clot takes about 8 weeks to 15 weeks convert to fibrous tissue and is usually fibrocartilage by about four months post surgery, holding implications for the rehabilitation.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfracture_surgery
There's a long list of success/failure in the entry. Most are Basketball players.
For an average joe like you or me it'd probably end up just fine. For a pro athlete I don't like odds of it holding up...