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AST Member No. ■ My address has changed. The address below is the new address. Name Address City State Zip Telephone ■ Check enclosed  ■ Check Number a b c d a b c d 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ 13 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 14 ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 15 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 16 ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 17 ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 ■ ■ 19 ■ ■ ■ ■ 10 ■ ■ ■ ■ 20 ■ ■ ■ ■ #442   OCTOBER 2020   1 CE CREDIT   $6 5. Fresh OCA transplantation is generally used to treat lesions of the: a. Hip b. Knee c. Ankle d. Shoulder 6. In order for the tissue bank to select and distribute a size-matched allograft, the surgeon must provide an: a. X-ray b. MRI c. AP radiograph d. All of the above 7. The two most common soft tissue allografts are: a. Fascia lata and tibialis posterior b. Tibialis anterior and tibialis posterior c. Achilles tendon and gracilis d. Achilles tendon and patellar tendon 8. What decellularized bone cartilage construct is cylindrical? a. BioCartilage b. Chrondofix c. ProChondrix d. Cartiform 1. After being frozen for 2-4 weeks following harvest, fresh-frozen allografts can be stored for _____. a. 6 months b. 2-3 years c. 3-5 years d. More than 5 years 2. Soft tissue allografts should be har- vested within what timeframe of the donor’s death? a. 1 hour b. 24 hours c. 3 days d. 1 week 3. Maintaining the viability of the chon- drocyte is critical as it only preserves function for around: a. 5 days b. 12 days c. 20 days d. 28 days 4. For distal tibial allografts, the most ______ aspect of the graft is harvest- ed. a. Lateral b. Posterior c. Medial d. Dorsal 9. True or false: Regarding revision ACL reconstruction, autografts tend to yield better outcomes than allografts. a. True b. False 10. What is a viable joint-preserving option for a young, meniscus-deficient patient? a. Meniscal repair b. Partial meniscectomy c. Subtotal meniscectomy d. Meniscal allograft transplantation Make It Easy - Take CE Exams Online Y ou must have a credit card to pur- chase test online. We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Your credit card will only be charged once you pass the test and then your credits will be automati- cally recorded to your account. Log on to your account on the AST homepage to take advantage of this benefit. If you want to mail in your CEs, but still want to pay by credit card, give us at call at 800-637-7433. Useof Allografts inOrthopaedic Surgery USE OF ALLOGRAFTS IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY # 442 OCTOBER 2020 1 CE CREDIT $6 OCTOBER 2020 | The Surgical Technologist | 459