The cost-effectiveness of osteochondral allograft transplantation in the knee.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Osteochondral allografts (OCA) consist of a layer of hyaline cartilage and a layer of underlying bone. They are used to repair combined defects of articular cartilage and bone. Such defects often occur in people far too young to have knee arthroplasty, for whom the main alternative to OCA is conservative symptomatic care, which will not prevent development of osteoarthritis. The aim of this report was to assess the cost-effectiveness of osteochondral allograft transplantation in the knee.

Methods

Systematic review of evidence on clinical effectiveness and economic modelling.

Results

The evidence on osteochondral allograft transplantation comes from observational studies, but often based on good quality prospective registries of all patients having such surgery

SUBMITTER: Mistry H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6541582 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature