OATS is an abbreviation for a procedure where a core of healthy cartilage and bone is taken from an unimportant area of the knee to replace a more important damaged area.
Synonyms:
Osteoarticular transfer system
Osteochondral Autograft Transfer System
Osteochondral Autologous Transfer System
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FORUM DISCUSSIONS
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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS
A large knee osteochondral lesion treated using a combination of osteochondral autograft transfer and second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation: A case report. Kato Y, Chavez J, Yamada S, Hattori S, Takazawa S and Ohuchi H. Regen Ther. 2019 Jun; 10: 10–16.