Is Augment Bone Graft plus Allograft safe to use for the treatment of osteochondral defects of the knee?
Subjects will be 18 to 40 years with an osteochondral defects of the knee.They will be candidates for allograft and Augment Bone Graft will be added to the procedure. The safety of Augment Bone Graft plus allograft for osteochondral defects of the knee will be evaluated by type, frequency, severity and relatedness of adverse events to the device for a minimum of 24 weeks.Magnetic Resonance Imaging will be performed at 1,12 and 42 weeks to evaluate device integrity and surgical treatment of osteochondral defects. Computed tomography will be done at week 1 and week 24 to determine the healing status of the osteochondral defect.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1
Augment Bone Graft physically fills bone defects by providing a biocompatible scaffold for new bone formation.The material is comprised of a matrix of beta tricalcium phosphate and a highly purified recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor.
Queen Elizabeth ll Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
To evaluate the safety of Augment Bone Graft plus Allograft for treatment of osteochondral defects of the knee.
Collection of related adverse events
Time frame: 12 months
To utilize Magnetic Resonance Imaging to evaluate device integrity and surgical treatment of osteochondral defects of the knee.
Assess healing and bone formation from radiological reports
Time frame: 12 months
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