title: Autologous osteochondral transplantation for simple cyst in the patella.
abstract: Treatment options for chondral and osteochondral defects of the patella have been few and results have been inconsistent at best. Autologous osteochondral transplantation presents a new way to revisit these patellar defects. We report the case of a young female softball player with a simple cyst in the patella and an osteochondral defect that serves as the indication for autograft osteochondral transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Allen P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hame
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001484:Baseball; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001915:Braces; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic