Osteochondral graft in the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle.
A 65-year-old woman with spontaneous osteonecrosis of the medial femoral condyle of the left knee was treated by a fresh cadaveric osteochondral bone graft. The latest follow-up examination at 2.5 years demonstrated good functional results, as well as radiographic evidence of satisfactory consolidation with no aseptic necrosis or osteoarthritis.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous