“…Surgical treatment is principally recommended to the patients who have persistent pain, locking phenomenon, severe restriction of elbow motion, fragment displacement, wide gap between the progeny fragment and the parent bone, irregular contour or defect of the articular surface, and T2 high signal interface through the articular cartilage. 46 , 71 , 84 Surgical procedures include arthroscopic removal of the lesion with or without drilling and microfracture, 5 , 8 , 34 , 50 , 97 fragment fixation, 18 , 22 , 44 , 65 , 64 , 95 , 101 autologous chondrocyte implantation, 27 osteochondral autograft transplantation (OAT), 1 , 15 , 25 , 42 , 45 , 48 , 62 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 96 wedge osteotomy, 33 osteochondral allograft, and various novel techniques. 47 , 59 , 60 Candidate donor sites for OAT include the non-weight-bearing area of the lateral femoral condyle and the transitional area between the rib and its associated cartilage.…”