title: Large BM Intra-Articular Allograft.
abstract: Posttraumatic tibiotalar arthritis is a challenging problem in young, active patients. Many of these patients do not want to pursue ankle arthrodesis after they fail conservative treatment measures, as they wish to preserve joint motion. Osteochondral shell allograft arthroplasty has been described as a reasonable alternative for treating these patients. The procedure itself is technically demanding; however, with improvements in surgical technique and adequate preoperative patient counseling, it provides improvement in ankle function and has good outcomes for most patients at long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1250 16th Street, Suite 3142, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA. Electronic address: joanryanwilliams@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Joan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Brage
mesh_terms: D064591:Allografts; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
keywords: Allograft; Arthroplasty; Posttraumatic ankle arthritis