As part of the Allograft OATS® procedure, Arthrex offers cartilage allografts for the replacement of lesions with new cartilage.

Foot and Ankle

Product

Autograft OATS (Osteochondral Autograft Transfer System) is an excellent procedure for the repair of small osteochondral defects of the knee or ankle. Surgeons concerned about possible donor site morbidity caused by leaving the donor site sockets open may now use specially designed Allograft Plugs to fill the donor site and promote natural bone healing for a complete biologic repair.

Backfill Plugs

Child (D)

Articular allografts provided through Arthrex are processed as fresh allografts with viable chondrocytes. These grafts are used in resurfacing procedures in the knee, shoulder, hip, foot and ankle. Arthrex offers numerous different fresh articular allograft types to meet the needs of the patient and surgeon.

Fresh Cartilage

Talus OATS® instrumentation facilitates harvesting of small-diameter hyaline cartilage osteochondral cores from an osteochondral allograft. Through a series of precise steps with dedicated instrumentation, the surgeon can replace damaged articular cartilage defects with healthy, fresh osteochondral tissue core that matches the contour and cartilage morphology of the recipient site. There are few treatment options for patients with large, symptomatic lesions of osteoarticular surfaces in the talus. &nbsp;This technique provides a reliable outcome when restoring articular cartilage.1 

Reference
1. Bisicchia S, Rosso F, Amendola A. Osteochondral allograft of the talus. Iowa Orthop J. 2014;34:30-37.

Cartilage Allograft

Backfill Plugs

Fresh Cartilage

Talus OATS^® Set

Cartilage Allograft

Backfill Plugs

Fresh Cartilage

Talus OATS® Set

Talus OATS^® Set