Osteochondral Autologous Transplantation

Seth L Sherman; Emil Thyssen; Clayton W Nuelle

doi:10.1016/j.csm.2017.02.006

Osteochondral Autologous Transplantation

Clin Sports Med. 2017 Jul;36(3):489-500. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2017.02.006. Epub 2017 Apr 26.

Authors

Seth L Sherman¹, Emil Thyssen², Clayton W Nuelle³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, 1100 Virginia Avenue, Columbia, MO 65212, USA. Electronic address: shermanse@health.missouri.edu.
² School of Medicine, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, MA204, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.

PMID: 28577708
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2017.02.006

Abstract

Osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT) is a treatment strategy for small and medium sized focal articular cartilage defects in the knee. This article reviews the indications, surgical techniques, outcomes, and limitations of OAT for the management of symptomatic chondral and osteochondral lesions in the knee joint.

Keywords: Articular cartilage defect; Osteochondral autograft transplant; Outcomes; Techniques.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arthroplasty / methods*
Bone Transplantation / methods*
Cartilage / transplantation*
Cartilage Diseases / pathology
Cartilage Diseases / surgery*
Cartilage, Articular / injuries
Cartilage, Articular / pathology
Cartilage, Articular / surgery*
Contraindications
Humans
Knee Joint / pathology
Knee Joint / surgery*
Osteoarthritis, Knee / surgery*
Tissue and Organ Harvesting
Transplantation, Autologous