The American journal of sports medicine
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The association between patient satisfaction and patient-reported outcomes after cartilage repair is not well understood. ⋯ A consistently high and durable patient satisfaction rate after OCA transplantation was found. Satisfied patients reported lower pain and higher function, activity levels, and quality of life as compared with patients who were not satisfied. Patients with osteochondritis dissecans had a particularly high level of satisfaction with the OCA procedure.