AANA19 Knee Access Pass-Topographic Cartilage and Osseous Matching of a Single Oblong Osteochondral Allograft for Cartilage Defect Treatment on the Medial Femoral Condyle-Dr. Adam Yanke, M.D., PhD.

Topographic Cartilage and Osseous Matching of a Single Oblong Osteochondral Allograft for Cartilage Defect Treatment on the Medial Femoral Condyle-Dr. Adam Yanke, M.D., PhD.

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The video presents a study analyzing the use of oblong plugs for treating femoral condyle lesions. The study compares the source of the graphs, whether from the same defect location or contralateral, and examines their topographic and osseous matching. The results show that using a medial donor for medial lesions provides excellent matching, while using lateral donors leads to significant mismatching, especially for larger sizes. The study also highlights the importance of considering articular cartilage step-off and suggests using medial condyles as donors for beginners. The limitations include the lack of real defects and unknown biomechanical effects.

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Concurrent Scientific Session I: Paper Presentations - Treatments for Knee and Patellafemoral Issues 5.4.2019

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Concept Osteochondral Allograft

Concept Medial Femoral Condyle

Concept Donor Site Matching

Concept Oblong Graft

Concept 3DCT Modeling

Keywords

oblong plugs

femoral condyle lesions

graph comparison

topographic matching

osseous matching

Osteochondral Allograft

Medial Femoral Condyle

Donor Site Matching

Oblong Graft

3DCT Modeling