Graft Cartilage Management Systems and Methods

A graft cartilage management system for repairing a defect in a joint of a patient, the system comprising:

• a donor database comprising information on a plurality of donor sites;
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• a processing device configured to (i) access the donor database, (ii) receive first data relating to the defect of the joint of the patient, and (iii) identify, based on the first data, at least one donor site from the donor database for harvesting a graft specimen dimensioned greater than the defect in the joint of the patient.

A graft cartilage management system for repairing a defect in a joint of a patient, the system comprising:

• a donor database comprising information on a plurality of donor sites, wherein the plurality of donor sites include like joint donor sites and unlike joint donor sites relative to the joint of the patient;
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• a processing device configured to (i) access the donor database, (ii) receive first data relating to the defect of the joint of the patient, and (iii) identify, based on the first data, at least one unlike joint donor site from the donor database for harvesting a graft to repair the defect in the joint of the patient.

A defect region management system for repairing a defect in a joint of a patient, the system comprising:

• a database comprising information on a plurality of joint defects;
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• a processing device configured to (i) access the database, (ii) receive first data relating to a donor site, and (iii) identify, based on the first data, at least one joint defect from the database for repair by a graft harvested from the donor site.