Background: Osteochondral autograft transfer (OAT) is a useful technique for full-thickness cartilage lesions of the distal femur. Various techniques recommend harvesting a plug 2 mm longer than the recipient hole to allow for graft impaction. Grafts with limited compressibility may not sit flush when impacted.
Purpose: To compare the compressibility/shortening of OAT donor plug regions from the distal femur of human cadaveric knees after impaction.
Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.
Methods: A total of 20 cadaveric knees (mean age, 70.3 ± 8.4 years) were divided into 4 donor regions: medial intercondylar (IC) notch, lateral IC notch, medial trochlea, and lateral trochlea. Each region was subdivided into 4 zones: far superior (FSZ), middle superior (MSZ), middle inferior (MIZ), and far inferior (FIZ). A total of 320 grafts (6-mm diameter, 15-mm depth) were extracted, and a custom-built machine was used to strike the graft 5 times using a predetermined energy of 0.11 J. The graft length was measured initially and after each impact. Statistical analysis of the compressibility for each of the 4 regions and all 16 zones was performed utilizing analysis of variance, with post hoc testing using the Fisher's least significant difference.
Results: Compression in the lateral IC notch, medial IC notch, medial trochlea, and lateral trochlea was 2.4 ± 1.5, 2.1 ± 0.7, 3.1 ± 2.2, and 2.1 ± 0.6 mm, respectively, with significant differences between the 4 regions ( < .01) and the most compression in the medial trochlea ( < .01). Subgroup analysis showed that the lateral trochlea had higher compressibility for FIZ versus MIZ ( = .02) and the lateral IC notch had higher compressibility for FSZ versus FIZ and MIZ ( < .05 for both).
Conclusion: Compressibility varied between OAT donor sites in the distal femur. OAT donor grafts showed the highest compressibility in the medial trochlea (3.1 mm) and lateral IC notch FSZ (3.0 mm).
Clinical Relevance: The lateral trochlea, medial IC notch, and the lower zones of the lateral IC notch grafts should not be oversized more than 2 mm in length, as these grafts may not compress adequately.
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