2022 AOSSM Annual Meeting Recordings with CME-Patellofemoral Joint Osteochondral Graft (video/talk)

Patellofemoral Joint Osteochondral Graft (video/talk)

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Video Summary

The video transcript discusses the use of osteochondral allograft transplantation in treating cartilage damage in the patella. The speaker, Dr. Gross, highlights the historical background of this procedure and its rationale. They emphasize the importance of using fresh grafts rather than frozen ones due to superior chondrocyte viability. The indications for the procedure are isolated, focal, and well-contained lesions in physically active individuals. The video also showcases case studies and surgical techniques involved in the transplantation process, focusing on the successful outcomes achieved. Dr. Gross concludes by stating the viability of patella osteochondral allograft transplantation in treating significant patellar lesions.

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Thomas DeBerardino, MD

Keywords

osteochondral allograft transplantation

cartilage damage

patella

fresh grafts

chondrocyte viability