meniscal allograft

Meniscal transplant - literature interpretations

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:27:40 -0700

The medical literature is largely accessible to patients. The language is hard to read, the articles are stored in libraries and it is also hard for readers to put the information into the context of the time in which is was published. We try to overcome these issues by interpreting some of the literature for our readers and also trying to put it into context. Key articles on exercise for arthritis, in date order of publication, that we have reviewed/interpreted for you include -

Meniscal allograft (dictionary definition)

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:57:03 -0700

Meniscus - replacement

admin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:19:11 -0700

Meniscus Allograft Survival in Patients with Moderate to Severe Unicompartmental Arthritis

admin — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:51:30 -0800

Meniscus Allograft Survival in Patients with Moderate to Severe Unicompartmental Arthritis: A 2- to 7-Year Follow-up

Published in 2006, Dr Kevin R Stone and his colleagues present the results of a study to determine the outcome in patients who had meniscal transplants even though they had pre-existing joint damage ('arthrosis'). Their conclusions were -

Who's Who in meniscal transplantation?

admin — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:55:09 -0800

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Dr Henrik Aagaard - Dragoer, Denmark

Dr Peter Albrecht-Olsen - Frederikssund, Denmark

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.