"OCA Transplantation After Failed Knee Microfracture"
While osteochondral allograft (OCA) transplantation has demonstrated excellent clinical outcomes and return to sport, there is little evidence in the literature on the effectiveness of OCA transplants as a revision procedure after failed previous microfracture. “The purpose of this study was to compare clinical outcomes of patients undergoing fresh OCA transplantation after failed microfracture to a matched control cohort undergoing initial treatment with OCA transplantation,” said Shawn Anthony, MD, MBA, an assistant professor of orthopaedics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. "The primary finding of this study was that OCA transplantation after failed previous microfracture produced favorable and equivalent outcomes to primary OCA transplantation.” Learn more.