Increased Host Bone Marrow Edema on 6-Month MRI Is a Risk Factor for Osteochondral Allograft Failure

To evaluate the presence of host bone marrow edema (BME) surrounding osteochondral allograft (OCA) 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 Tags: Original Article Source Type: research