Osteochondral allografts in articular cartilage repair / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Articular cartilage injury is a problem in the field of orthopedics,osteochondral allografis transplantation is an effective way in the treatment of articular cartilage injuries.The article summarizes the research advances of osteochondral allograft transplantation,including the indication and contraindication of the methods,currently application in clinical treatment,and further exploring three hot topics in the osteochondral allograft transplantation,such as the spread of diseases,immune rejection and graft preservation.These literature review showed that osteochondral allograft transplantation to repair cartilage damage has a specific advantage,but still has some problems for further promoting.