title: Editorial commentary: osteoarticular transplant outcomes may deteriorate over time.
abstract: Osteoarticular (OA) transplant hyaline cartilage may deteriorate, and ultimately result in "fibrocartilage" at 2 years. Long-term OA transplant outcomes may be inferior to autologous chondrocyte transplantation, yet this conclusion is based on a single, prospective comparative study. The promise of an ideally conceived, tissue-engineered, OA transplantation graft remains distant.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lubowitz
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male