Diffuse Host Bone Marrow Edema on Six-Month MRI is a Risk Factor for Osteochondral Allograft Failure

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the presence of host Bone Marrow Edema (BME) surrounding osteochondral allograft plugs on routine 6-month postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and to determine whether such BME is correlated with subsequent failure.

Source: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery - January 17, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Guilherme M. Palhares, Ravi Vaswani, Connor Fletcher, Paige Hinkley, Morgan Rizy, Sabrina M. Strickland, Andreas Gomoll Source Type: research