Cartilage Resurfacing using Osteochondral Allograft

Osteochondral allograft (OCA) transplantation is a single-stage technique that transfers viable, mature hyaline cartilage and subchondral bone into size-matched chondral or osteochondral defects. Over the last decade, improvements in allograft storage, harvest, and surgical technique have resulted in encouraging clinical results. Recent clinical success in high demand patient populations has generated a significant amount of interest in OCA transplantation as a primary treatment for a wide spectrum of large cartilage lesions, including post-traumatic defects, osteochondritis dissecans, and focal osteonecrosis.

Source: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics - August 6, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Dean Wang, Kristofer J. Jones, Frank A. Petrigliano Source Type: research