meniscus

Having referred to this site for the last 2 years and read through all the comments, blogs and advice given on this site, I have finally decided to write my own blog.

I have seen all episodes of the inbetweeners, read two dan brown books, seen 3 really bad films, and was thinking of seeing 24 (I must be the only person who has never seen it before)

I am 2nd day post my ACL operation (Hamstring Graft). My knee is starting to get a little bit better after 2 days of uncomfort..Its been a bit of journey to get here.

hey me names dylan im 15 years old and having a problem with my surgically repaired lateral meniscus. I had the operation to repair the meniscus on october 22nd last year (its 10th April today) and still isnt 100%. I keep experiencing swelling in the knee and the back of the knee tightens up. It feels like my meniscus has been torn again but i havent done anything that vigorous for that to be so. I play rugby league but havent since the injury last year. I want to get back on the field and playing but these swellings and setbacks with my knee arent doing that much help.

Buma, P, Ramrattan NN, van Tienen TG and Veth RPH. Tissue engineering of the meniscus. Biomaterials. 2004;25:1523-1532.

This is an interpretation by the KNEEguru editor of this medical publication paper which reviews the progress in tissue engineering of the meniscus up to 2004.

The meniscus of the knee has a complex internal anatomy that is proving challenging to bioengineers and scientists in their attempts to engineer a replica that reproduces both the structure and the function of the meniscus.