Allografting

WASHINGTON — Results presented here showed distal radius allografts had greater mean graft length and more acute radius of curvature than distal tibia allografts and may be a novel glenoid reconstruction option.

Results published in Journal of Orthopedic Surgery showed that a thin, laser-etched osteochondral allograft yielded positive short-term clinical outcomes in isolated articular cartilage defects in the knee.

NEW ORLEANS — Bone marrow edema volume of greater than 10 cm3 may be predictive of osteochondral allograft failure, according to results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting.

LAS VEGAS — In this video, Phob Ganokroj, MD, of Bangkok, discusses a study done at The Steadman Philippon Research Institute in which talus osteochondral allografts converted off-track Hill-Sachs lesions to on-track lesions.

Published results showed autograft and allograft repair in peripheral nerve reconstruction had comparable rates of meaningful recovery regardless of gap length or nerve type, while conduit repairs had lower meaningful recovery rates.

BOSTON — Allograft to repair traumatic peripheral nerve injuries in pediatric patients was associated with no surgical complications. Some patients had normal extremity use and return to full activities postoperatively, study data showed.

Bone marrow aspirate concentrate augmentation of the bone-patellar tendon-bone allograft during ACL reconstruction may yield greater signal intensity scores on MRI at 3 months postoperatively, according to published results.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —With no differences in failure rates, patient-reported outcomes, pain or return to play, both allograft and autograft are viable options for patients undergoing medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this video from the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Eoghan T. Hurley, MBBCh, MCh, discusses results on clinical outcomes and return to play rates following osteochondral allograft transplantation.

TAMPA, Fla. — Among patients who underwent osteochondral allograft transplantation, failure of the procedure was not linked to mismatched donor-recipient blood types, a researcher said at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting.