Fresh Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee

Articular cartilage damage of the knee can cause severe morbidity. Owing to its avascular nature, articular cartilage has limited potential for self-healing and increased propensity to progress to osteoarthritis. Treatment of large, full-thickness cartilage defects is still a challenge for orthopaed...

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Main Authors: Chase S. Dean, M.D., Jorge Chahla, M.D., Raphael Serra Cruz, M.D., Robert F. LaPrade, M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Arthroscopy Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212628715001711