Pulsed lavage cleansing of osteochondral grafts depends on lavage duration, flow intensity, and graft storage condition.

Pulsed lavage cleansing of osteochondral grafts depends on lavage duration, flow intensity, and graft storage condition.

Osteochondral allograft (OCA) transplantation is generally effective for treating large cartilage lesions. Cleansing OCA subchondral bone to remove donor marrow elements is typically performed with pulsed lavage. However, the effects of clinical and experimental parameters on OCA marrow removal by p...

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Main Authors: Yang Sun, Weibo Jiang, Esther Cory, Jason P Caffrey, Felix H Hsu, Albert C Chen, Jincheng Wang, Robert L Sah, William D Bugbee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5413053?pdf=render

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