title: Cortical bone pegs in the treatment of osteochondral fracture of the knee.
abstract: Cortical bone pegs have been used in osteochondritis dissecans to fix the loosened or loose fragment. In osteochondral fractures of the knee the fragment has either been removed or reattached usually with headless pins or ASIF screws and only occasionally with cortical bone pegs. We report on four patients with osteochondral fractures of the knee, where cortical bone pegs were used as the means of fixation, with good results.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia; D014945:Wound Healing