Young Age and Concomitant or Prior Bony Realignment Procedures are Associated with Decreased Risk of Failure of Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in the Knee: A Nationwide Database Study.
Rory A ByrneJ Alex AlbrightTimothy A ReiadLuca KatzJoseph CusanoAlan H DanielsBrett D OwensPublished in: Cartilage (2023)
In the largest OCA cohort studied to date, less than 2% of patients required salvage surgery. Young age and bony realignment were protective. These findings suggest that OCA in the knee is a durable cartilage-restoration procedure, especially in young patients with corrected alignment.
Keyphrases
- total knee arthroplasty
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- middle aged
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- knee osteoarthritis
- emergency department
- stem cells
- anterior cruciate ligament
- coronary artery bypass
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- patient reported
- extracellular matrix
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- solid state