We have pioneered this technique at Fitzpatrick Referrals, yielding new hope for debilitating cartilage erosion of many joints, especially those affected by osteochondritis dissecans (OCD).
(OATS™) uses the patient’s own tissue to resurface joint defects – such as in stifle OCD where plugs of cartilage and bone harvested from the side of the trochlear ridge can be used to fill a defect in the articular surface.
MRI scan of a synthetic core that is placed to fill an OCD defect in a canine elbow joint.