Knee salvage procedures: The indications, techniques and outcomes of large osteochondral allografts
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Large Osteochondral Allografts of the Knee: Surgical Technique and Indications
Articular cartilage lesions of the knee are common in active and young population.1 Curl et al2 reviewed more than 30,000 patients treated with knee arthroscopy, reporting chondral lesions in 63% of cases. Arøen et al,3 in a group of approximately a thousand patients undergoing knee arthroscopy with a mean age of 35 years, found a full-thickness cartilage lesion suitable for cartilage repair in...
متن کاملOsteochondral Allografts for Large Defects in the Knee
Localized osteochondral and chondral lesions of the knee are commonly encountered in orthopaedic practice. They may become symptomatic with patients experiencing pain, swelling, and mechanical symptoms. These lesions have limited ability to heal and may progress to osteoarthritis. This presents an especially difficult clinical problem in young, high-demand individuals. This has led surgeons to ...
متن کاملIntermediate outcomes of fresh talar osteochondral allografts for treatment of large osteochondral lesions of the talus.
BACKGROUND Large osteochondral defects of the talus present a treatment challenge. Fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation can be used for large lesions without the donor-site morbidity associated with other procedures such as autologous chondrocyte implantation or osteochondral autograft transfer. The goal of this study was to prospectively evaluate the intermediate outcomes of fresh ost...
متن کاملMulticompartmental Osteochondral Allografts of Knee and Concomitant High Tibial Osteotomy
Chondral lesions of the knee can occur secondary to limb malalignment. To address these interrelated problems, a high tibial osteotomy with concomitant osteochondral allograft transfer may be performed. It is important to address these chondral lesions as they often affect the young and active population and cause morbidity in an otherwise healthy population. Although numerous approaches for th...
متن کاملManagement of big osteochondral defects of the knee using osteochondral allografts with the MEGA-OATS technique.
Treatment of osteochondral defects in weight-bearing areas of the knee, especially when they are sizeable and involve considerable subchondral bone loss, is a challenging problem. We report our experience on the use of osteochondral allografts with the MEGA-OATS technique in the management of large osteochondral defects of the knee in young patients. Five patients (3 male and 2 female) were inc...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Orthopedics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2218-5836
DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i3.340