Surgical techniques used to correct or augment healing of chondral defects in the joints (CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR). These include abrasion, drilling, and microfracture of the subchondral bone to enhance chondral resurfacing via autografts, allografts, or cell transplantation.

Synonyms: Subchondral Drillings, Arthroscopic Subchondral Drilling, Arthroscopic Arthroscopic Subchondral Drillings Arthroscopic Subchondral Abrasions Subchondral Arthroplasty Arthroscopic Subchondral Drilling Subchondral Microfractures, Arthroscopic Subchondral Abrasion, Arthroscopic Subchondral Microfracture, Arthroscopic Arthroplasties, Subchondral Arthroscopic Subchondral Abrasion Arthroscopic Subchondral Microfractures Subchondral Arthroplasties Subchondral Abrasions, Arthroscopic Arthroplasty, Subchondral Arthroscopic Subchondral Bone Microfracture Arthroscopic Subchondral Microfracture