OATS is one technique of several used to treat this problem.
When Is the OATS Procedure Performed?
The reason is that the OATS procedure will not benefit these patients.
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The Arthrex corporation has a registered trademark for the OATS Osteochondral Autograft Transfer System.
How Successful Is the OATS Procedure?
The patients were on average 3032 years old and were followed yearly for five years after surgery.
A 2018 study reported on people 10 years or more after an OATS procedure.
It found good clinical results.
The handle is then rotated to harvest the core and withdrawn.
A tamp is then tapped to seat the graft in the socket.
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