Cartilage Restoration
A 26-year-old female recreational runner presents with persistent medial knee pain 1 year after an acute twisting injury. MRI reveals a 15mm diameter full-thickness cartilage defect of the medial femoral condyle weight-bearing zone. Arthroscopy confirms a contained, stable, focal chondral lesion with intact surrounding cartilage. Regarding osteochondral autograft transfer (OATS) indications and technique:
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Osteochondral autograft transfer is indicated for focal, contained chondral or osteochondral defects...
Common donor sites include the superolateral aspect of the lateral femoral condyle (most common), th...
Mosaicplasty (multiple small plugs) and single large plug OATS have identical outcomes for all lesio...
Mosaicplasty uses multiple smaller diameter plugs (4-8mm) to fill larger or irregular defects, achie...
Perpendicular plug insertion is critical for maximizing articular surface coverage and minimizing ga...
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