Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Treatment of Focal Patellar Osteochondral Lesion

摘要: Patellar osteochondral lesions are common and particularly disabling injuries that can affect young highly active patients. If enough functional impairment, ranging from difficulty climbing stairs to pain with squatting, is present, surgical treatment may be warranted. For the of these lesions, various techniques have been described, including autologous transplantation, as well microfracture surgery. However, not without disadvantages. Although morbidity noted in cases uncertain possibly unsustainable results associated procedure. Therefore, we present an alternative option for this pathology. The objective Technical Note describe our preferred approach allograft transplant procedure treat a focal patellar lesion.