CryoLife Announces First Implant of Cryopreserved OA Allograft

CryoLife, a biomaterials and biosurgical device company, announced that a patient received the first Cryopreserved osteoarticular (OA) allograft transplant for resurfacing articular cartilage in the knee. The OA allograft is a section of bone with overlying cartilage derived from the end of the femur, in this case from the femoral condyle.

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