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ArticleArthroscopy techniques2025

Isolated Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation for a Focal Chondral Defect of the Patella.

Evan P Shoemaker, Luke V Tollefson, Matthew T Rasmussen, Dustin R Lee, Robert F LaPrade

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Article in Arthroscopy techniques, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Evan P ShoemakerTwin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Luke V TollefsonTwin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Matthew T RasmussenTwin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Dustin R LeeTwin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Robert F LaPradeTwin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, Minnesota, U.S.A.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patellar chondral lesions are disabling injuries that are mechanically limiting and lead to the further progression of osteoarthritis. Patellar chondral lesions are identified in 11.0% to 34.6% of routine knee arthroscopies. Multiple surgical interventions, including chondroplasty, microfracture, osteochondral transplantation, and matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation, have been described, but the best treatment method is debated. For isolated chondral lesions of the patella, osteochondral autograft transplantation from a lesser weightbearing surface in the knee has reported mid- and long-term success. This Technical Note describes isolated osteochondral autograft transplantation for a focal chondral defect of the patella.

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PMID40936572
PMCPMC12420596

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