Meniscal repair augmentation

Written by Dr Sheila Strover on March 14, 2025

Meniscal repair augmentation is the use of various techniques to improve the healing and eventual function of a meniscal repair.

Illustration of a test tube containing centrifuged blood, showing the white blood cell layer in the middle.
Centrifugation of a blood sample can separate out the white cell and platelet layer, which may then be used to augment a surgical meniscal repair.
Illustration of a petri dish on which white blood cells have been layered, and are multiplying.
The living cells may be multiplied in the laboratory in a Petri dish.

Augmentation Techniques

These techniques may include use of growth factors, stem cells, platelet rich plasma (PRP), introduction of a fibrin clot, and mechanical stimulus.

For example, the platelet-rich layer of a sample of blood may be pipetted out and used to augment a repair. Stem cells may be cultured from a sample of bone marrow, and used similarly.

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Outcomes of meniscal repair augmentation

There is diverse use of biologic therapies for the augmentation of meniscal repairs without the presence of high-quality evidence to clearly define indications and usage

Jonathan T Super et al

A-Z Keywords - Allograft, Meniscus, Meniscectomy, Meniscal scaffold, MAT, Meniscal transplant, Donor meniscus, Meniscal allograft transplantation,Torn meniscus, Meniscal repair, PRP, Fibrin glue, Bone marrow derived stem cells, Biologics

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