A 24-year-old male patient presented with knee pain during physical activity. X-rays and MRI revealed an osteochondral defect (OCD) in the lateral femoral condyle. The patient underwent an arthroscopic osteochondral allograft transplantation (OATS) procedure using a 20mm bone allograft to repair the defect. Post-operatively, the patient will undergo rehabilitation and be restricted from sports for at least 3 months, with follow-up x-rays and MRI scheduled to assess healing.
2. ? Male, 24 years old
? Normal physiological alignment in leg
? Physiological femoral and tibial torsions
? Active sports activity
? BMI 22
? Knee pain with physical activity
? Hydrops, swelling
? CRP, Leuk level normal
3. ? X-rays:
? Lateral femoral condyle¨s large osteochondral defect
? Sagital x-rays: anteriorly 1.5cm bone fragment
? Secundar OA in lateral femoral condyle, osteophytes
? OCD?
4. ? MRI:
? 2.3 x 1.6 mm OCD bone fragment anteriorly in Hoffa
? 2.4 x 2.2 OCD defect in lateral condyle
? ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL, menisci normal
8. ? Active range of motion
? Full weight bearing
? Quadriceps rehab
? No sport activity at least 3 months
? Follow up with x-rays in 3 months
? Follow up with MRI in 6-12 month (to achive
remodeling of the graft bone by the host bone)
9. ? Focal osteochondral defects of the knee in young, active
patients can be a debilitating condition posing a complex
treatment challenge. Due to their young age and high
demands in their activity level, arthroplasty or arthrodesis
surgery are not generally regarded reasonable solutions.
? For posttraumatic osteochondral defects, more biologic
options to date have included realignment osteotomy,
microfracturing, mosaicplasty, periosteal grafts, autologous
chondrocyte transplantation, and osteochondral allograft
transplantation.
? These procedures offer a biologic solution rather than an
arti?cial bearing surface replacement with its inherent risks
of early loosening and loss of bone stock for future
surgeries.