Autologous osteochondral transplantation for simple cyst in the patella.
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.
Lu
Allen P
AP
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
Hame
Sharon L
SL
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