Open AccessMidterm results of biologic fixation or mosaicplasty and drilling in osteochondritis dissecans
Author(s) -
Tuluhan Yunus Emre,
Hakan Çift,
Bahadır Seyhan,
Erman Ceyhan,
Macit Uzun
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.83137
Subject(s) - medicine , osteochondritis dissecans , lesion , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , population , environmental health
Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) primarily affects subchondral bone. Multiple drilling, fixation implant or autogenous osteochondral grafts are reported as treatment options. We present the midterm results of cases in which an OCD lesion was treated by osteochondral autograft transfer and drilling.