Question

1. which procedure is a surgical repair of cartilage?

arthroplasty
chondritis
osteoplasty
chondroplasty

Explanation:

• Arthroplasty: Surgical repair/replacement of a joint, not cartilage.
• Chondritis: Inflammation of cartilage (not a repair procedure).
• Osteoplasty: Surgical repair of bone.
• Chondroplasty: "Chondro-" refers to cartilage, "-plasty" means surgical repair—so it is the surgical repair of cartilage.

Answer:

Chondroplasty