A surgical procedure to remove damaged or diseased cartilage, usually from a joint.
From Greek 'chondros' (cartilage) plus 'ektome' (removal or excision); standard medical terminology following the '-ectomy' suffix convention for surgical removals.
Arthroscopic chondrectomy is one of the most common knee surgeries, yet debate continues about whether removing damaged cartilage actually helps long-term because cartilage can't regenerate.
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