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Inclusion criteria were Level I to IV human studies published between 2015 and 2025 with \u226512\u2010month follow\u2010up and reporting \u22652 validated clinical outcomes. Analysis of patient cohorts was performed using forest plots to make qualitative assessments, whereas descriptive statistics and ranges were used to report quantitative data to avoid heterogeneous pooling.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 41 studies (2116 patients) were included. Of these, 1590 underwent ACI\/MACI, 302 MFX, and 224 AMCI. The mean patient age was 34.4\u2009years for ACI\/MACI, 45.0\u2009years for MFX, and 32.7\u2009years for AMCI. The mean follow\u2010up was 61.1\u2009months for ACI\/MACI, 58.6\u2009months for MFX, and 29.3\u2009months for AMCI. Overall, there were no significant differences between International Knee Documentation Committee, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score subscores, Lysholm, Tegner, and Visual Analog Scale pain at postoperative follow\u2010up after ACI, MACI, MFX, and AMCI. Most relevantly, there was no significant difference between International Knee Documentation Committee for ACI (50.91\u201092.70), MACI (34.18\u201089.57), MFX (37.63\u201079.53), and AMCI (56.97\u201087.29). Qualitative analysis suggests that failure was lowest in AMCI (0%) compared with MFX (1.32%) and ACI\/MACI (3.21%), and reoperation rates were variably reported but tended to be lower in AMCI and MFX (n\u2009=\u200910 and n\u2009=\u200914, respectively) compared with ACI\/MACI (n\u2009=\u2009155).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>AMCI shows clinical outcomes that are at least comparable to ACI, MACI, and MFX and may be an appropriate alternative treatment for focal chondral defects of the knee. 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