Treatment of knee osteochondritis dissecans with autologous tendon transplantation: Clinical and radiological results

Figure 1 The technique of harvesting the autologous peroneal tendon from the donor area and placing it in the prepared osteochondral lesion area of the knee. A: Two mini incisions were made in the ipsilateal leg to harvest a split portion of the peroneus longus tendon; B: Intaoperative image showing the rolled peroneus longus tendon with absorbable suture; C: Osteochondral defect was prepared for transplantation; D: The rolled tendon autograft was transplanted into the osteochondral defect space and fixed with suture anchor.