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 posttraumatic 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