Journal of Orthopedic Surgery results published showed that a thin osteochondral allograft etched with lasers yielded positive outcomes over a short period of time in isolated articular defects of the knee.
“This study demonstrates encouraging early outcomes with an acceptable revision rate in the treatment of symptomatic articular cartilage lesions using a laser-etched osteochondral allograft,” Vishal M. Mehta, MD, FAAOS, president of Fox Valley Orthopedics Institute, and colleagues wrote.
Mehta, along with his colleagues, collected demographic data and intraoperative data as well as IKDC and SF-36.
