Meniscal transplant

A meniscal transplant is the transplant of a donor meniscus into the patient when their own meniscus is damaged beyond repair.

Meniscus allograft

The graft can be inserted via different methods.

meniscal allograft on bone block

 

Here a donor meniscus with a bone block is prepared to be slotted into a matching slot in the bone at the top of the tibia in a 'tongue-and-groove' fashion..

Synonyms: 
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Meniscal allograft
Meniscal allograft transplantation
Meniscal transplantation
Meniscus transplant
Meniscus replacement
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FORUM DISCUSSIONS

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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

Meniscal allograft transplantation: a meta-analysis. De Bruycker M, Verdonk PCM and Verdonk RC. SICOT J. 2017; 3: 33.

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