ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2019
OSTEOCHONDRAL ALLOGRAFT TRANSPLANTATION for the KNEE: POST-OPERATIVE REHABILITATION.
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- Combined cartilage thickness and mechanical property mismatch drives local strain amplification at the patellar osteochondral allograft interface.Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology · 2026Article
- Rehabilitation and Return to Play Protocols Following Osteochondral Autograft and Allograft Transplantation for Knee Chondral Lesions in Athletic Populations.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- Current trends in the treatment of focal cartilage lesions: a comprehensive review.EFORT open reviews · 2025Review
- Lesion Size Location Dependency on Maximum Pressure in Osteochondral Defects: Experiments and Finite-Element Analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes for Immediate Unrestricted Weightbearing Versus Restricted Rehabilitation Protocols After Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation to the Distal Femur.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Arthroscopic Measurements Predict Knee Chondral Lesion Size More Accurately Than Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Mechanism of Injury Influences Ability of Either Technique to Predict Graft Size.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effects of Patient Assessment and Education by an Integrated Care Team on Postoperative Adherence and Failure Rates After Osteochondral Allograft and Meniscal Allograft Transplantation in the Knee.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Fabrication of 3D Bioprinted Bi-Phasic Scaffold for Bone-Cartilage Interface Regeneration.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Local curvature mismatch may worsen the midterm functional outcomes of osteochondral allograft transplantation.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
- Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in Professional Athletes: Rehabilitation and Return to Play.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Influence of the Mechanical Environment on the Regeneration of Osteochondral Defects.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Review
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Abstract
Articular cartilage injuries of the knee are common among young, active patients presenting with knee pain, swelling, and/or mechanical symptoms. These injuries have limited healing potential due to the avascular nature of hyaline cartilage. While several treatment options exist, osteochondral allograft (OCA) transplantation for the knee has been used successfully in primary management of large chondral or osteochondral defects and salvage of previously failed cartilage repair. OCA transplantation potentially yields a natural, matching contour of the native recipient surface anatomy and transplants mature, viable hyaline cartilage to the affected defect. Following OCA transplantation, strict compliance with a rehabilitation protocol is essential to enable optimal recovery. The outlined rehabilitation protocol is informed by the existing literature and incorporates current rehabilitation principles, the science of osteochondral incorporation, and adaptations based on an individual's readiness to progress through subsequent phases. The purpose of this clinical commentary is to discuss the diagnosis, surgical management, and post-operative rehabilitation following OCA transplantation and to assist the physical therapist in returning athletes to full sports participation.
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