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SUBMITTER: Kubo T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4738504 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroscopy techniques 20151109 6
Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the femoral head is not a common source of hip pain. Hip arthroscopy is becoming a more frequent indication for intra-articular pathologies of the hip. Osteochondral autologous transplantation is a promising technique that theoretically can reconstruct osteochondral lesions of the femoral head. We describe our technique for arthroscopic antegrade osteochondral autologous transplantation for the treatment of OCD of the femoral head. The advantages of this techni ...[more]