Autologous osteochondral mosaicplasty for the treatment of full-thickness defects of weight-bearing joints: ten years of experimental and clinical experience

Hangody L, Füles P · The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume

Good-to-excellent results in 92% of femoral condyle, 87% of tibial, 79% of patellofemoral, and 94% of talar cases; donor-site morbidity reported at 3%.

Population

831 mosaicplasty patients over 10 years (originator's series, Hungary)

Intervention

Autologous osteochondral mosaicplasty

Comparator

None

Limitations

Inventor's uncontrolled series; outcome criteria favorable; later independent reviews report higher donor-site morbidity.