Impact of Donor-Recipient Sex-Mismatch on Graft Failure in Osteochondral Allograft Procedures: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While midterm outcomes of donor-recipient sex-mismatch have been reported after knee osteochondral allograft procedures, no studies have been conducted to report on all available literature.

Purpose

To investigate whether sex-mismatch between donor and recipient influences graft survival in studies evaluating knee OCA surgery.

Study design

Systematic review; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods

A systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. Three databases (PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane) were searched for published studies evaluating donor sex-specific outcomes in human subjects. Studies were included regardless of the level of evidence. All studies were manually scre

SUBMITTER: Bartkoski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12847670 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature