Optimal Treatment of Femoral Head Cartilage Injury

by American Hip Institute Research Foundation | 21 days ago

Learn how focal femoral head cartilage defects are evaluated and treated in young, active patients, with the goal of relieving pain and delaying total hip replacement. This presentation reviews imaging, lesion size and depth, microfracture, OATS, cell-based treatments, and osteochondral allograft transplantation, including a case involving a large femoral head OCD lesion.