Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Treatment of Medial Femoral Condyle Defect.

Godin, Jonathan A; Sanchez, George; Cinque, Mark E; Chahla, Jorge; Kennedy, Nicholas I; Provencher, Matthew T · Arthrosc Tech · 2017

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Chondral lesions of the knee can affect the young, active population, thereby causing severe morbidity and a large economic burden. Although numerous approaches have been described in the literature, restoration of hyaline cartilage has yet to be shown. Specifically, larger, full-thickness cartilage defects remain a challenge. This Technical Note details our technique for biologic unicompartmental osteochondral allograft transplantation for the treatment of large femoral condyle articular cartilage defects.

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