Among patients who underwent cartilage repair of the knee, osteochondral autograft transplantation enabled a much higher rate of return to pre-injury athletics, according to results presented at the International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting.
“Osteochondral autograft transfer offers a significantly higher return rate to pre-injury athletics,” Aaron J. Krych, MD, said in his presentation here. “We also found that this allowed for the fastest return to sport, but overall cartilage repair in athletes allowed for a reasonable level of return to recreational sports at midterm follow-up.”
Source: Healio
