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. 2015 Oct 17;8(4):413–422. doi: 10.1007/s12178-015-9298-3

Table 1.

Studies of osteochondral allograft to treat femoral condyle articular cartilage lesions

Author Year No. of subjects Follow-up Graft type Outcome
Levy et al. [29••] 2013 129 13.5 years Fresh - 82 % graft survival at 10 years
- 66 % graft survival at 20 years
- 24 % failed at mean 7.2 years
- Merle d’Aubugne-Postel score increased from 12.1 to 16
- IKDC function score increased from 3.4 to 7.2
Laprade et al. [14] 2009 23 3 years Fresh - 100 % graft survival
- IKDC subjective score improved from 52 to 68.5
Davidson et al. [30] 2007 10 40 months Fresh - IKDC subjective score improved from 27 to 79
- Tegner activity level increased from 4.3 to 5.3
Emmerson et al. [31] 2007 65 7.7 years Fresh - 85 % graft survival
- Merle d’Aubugne-Postel score improved from 13.0 to 16.4
- 86 % satisfaction with results
Aubin et al. [32] 2001 60 10 years Fresh - 85 % graft survival at 10 years
- 74 % graft survival at 15 years
- Mean Hospital for Special Surgery Score 83 points at 10 years
Garrett et al. [33] 1994 17 2–9 years Fresh - 94 % graft survival
Marco et al. [34] 1993 15 3.2 years Fresh, frozen - 86.6 % graft survival