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ArticleCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2015

Osteochondral allograft.

Arissa M Torrie, William W Kesler, Joshua Elkin, Robert A Gallo

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Article in Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Drill Guides for an Ovine Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation Model.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025
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  9. Effect of vitrification on mechanical properties of porcine articular cartilage.Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2022
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  13. Gene therapy approaches for equine osteoarthritis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022
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  19. Allografts and Spinal Fusion.International journal of spine surgery · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Arissa M TorrieDepartment of Orthopaedics, Bone and Joint Institute, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 30 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
William W KeslerDepartment of Orthopaedics, Bone and Joint Institute, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 30 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
Joshua ElkinDepartment of Orthopaedics, Bone and Joint Institute, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 30 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
Robert A GalloDepartment of Orthopaedics, Bone and Joint Institute, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 30 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA. rgallo@hmc.psu.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decade, osteochondral allograft transplantation has soared in popularity. Advances in storage techniques have demonstrated improved chondrocyte viability at longer intervals and allowed for potential of increased graft availability. Recent studies have stratified outcomes according to location and etiology of the chondral or osteochondral defect. Unipolar lesions generally have favorable outcomes with promising 10-year survival rates. Though those undergoing osteochondral allograft transplantation often require reoperation, patient satisfaction remains high.

Indexed as

Articular cartilage restorationOsteochondral allograft

Identifiers

PMID26475149
PMCPMC4630219

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