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SUBMITTER: Patel SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695613 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Patel Shiv P SP Conyer Ryan T RT Shybut Theodore B TB
Arthroscopy techniques 20201120 11
Chondral and osteochondral lesions of the humeral capitellum, most notably osteochondritis dissecans, most commonly present in adolescent baseball players and gymnasts. A variety of surgical techniques can be used to address these lesions. Osteochondral autograft transfer has recently shown superior rates of return to sport. We describe osteochondral autograft transfer from the contralateral knee to treat a large full-thickness chondral lesion of the humeral capitellum. Osteochondral allograft b ...[more]