Hi All,

Well one of two Allograft Oats plugs failed.  On top of that they found a big blister in my cartilage that is going to rupture - they have to fix that with Allograft. They are suggesting a new trial procedure called Chondrofix.

Has anyone had this? Any information is welcome!

Yes, I recently had Chondrofix on the lateral femoral condyle (15mm plug). I also had a small lesion on my tibia where they performed MFX and also had about 50% of my meniscus removed. I'm about 10 weeks post op and starting to get my ROM back and transitioning to full weight bearing.  Here is some more information about the procedure.

http://www.zimmer.com/en-US/hcp/common/product/chondrofix.jspx?cate=biologics

Because my defect was so large they could not do my chondrofix procedure arthroscopically, so they had to open me up with a incision 4 or 5 inches long.  I had a nerve block, so not much pain after surgery and I also had some help with the pain at home.....(percocet and dilaudid). I was off both percocet and dilaudid after 2 weeks and able to manage the pain with over the counter meds just fine. The real problem has been dealing with the swelling, but that has been getting better each week as well. I'm sure if you have a smaller defect that can be done arthroscopically you will have less pain and recover much faster. Have you scheduled your chondrofix surgery?