Purpose of This Blog
I'm a long-time runner with a recent focus on ultramarathons, who is about to undergo OATS/mosaicplasty surgery and meniscectomy to repair an injured right knee. I'm hoping my recovery and rehab goes well enough for my eventual return to running...perhaps even to ultramarathoning if that turns out to be possible. My Purpose for Blogging This Experience... I'm blogging to share my experiences with others who may be making a decision about cartilage surgery or are also recovering/rehabbing from knee cartilage surgery. There are many studies and reviews of short, medium, and long-term outcomes from the various knee cartilage surgeries (including microfracture, OATs, mosaicplasty, ACI, allografts, etc.), but few details are available for endurance athletes trying to return to their sport at something at least close to pre-surgery level. After my right knee injury worsened (in late 2018/early 2019) to the point where it was greatly impacting my training, my orthopedist suggeste