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Figure 11a. The osteoarticular transplant (OATs) procedure. A. A region of damaged cartilage is evident on the femur (circled region). B. The lesion and any abnormal surrounding cartilage are removed, leaving a recipient site of normal bone and cartilage (C). A size-matched, donor allograft femur with healthy cartilage and bone is used to obtain a donor “plug” of bone and cartilage (inset).
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