Meniscal transplant (dictionary definition)

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:59:26 -0700

Meniscal transplant - who will benefit?

admin — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:06:31 -0700

Meniscus transplant is only twenty years old, and has become an established procedure only in the last five. However, meniscal transplant is NOT a cure-all and is not the answer for every patient suffering the long term consequences of total meniscectomy. For example, in patients where a previous total meniscectomy has left the joint damaged, with established painful arthritis and collapse of the joint space, the results coming in suggest that meniscal transplant is likely to be a waste of time and a waste of valuable donor material.