SynthesisKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2015
Meniscal allograft transplantation. Part 2: systematic review of transplant timing, outcomes, return to competition, associated procedures, and prevention of osteoarthritis.
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- Low-impact sports activities are feasible after meniscus transplantation: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018Pooled it
- Is meniscal allograft transplantation chondroprotective? A systematic review of radiological outcomes.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016Pooled it
- Meniscal allograft transplantation in The Netherlands: long-term survival, patient-reported outcomes, and their association with preoperative complaints and interventions.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Trial
- Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Failure Is Associated With Female Sex: A 15-Year Survival Analysis.The American journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical Efficacy of Meniscal Transplantation After Meniscectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Review
- Low Rates of 30-Day Postoperative Complications After Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: A Retrospective Study Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Unicompartmental osteoarthritis: High survival rate with a combined mechanical and biological salvage approach as alternative to metal resurfacing: Results at minimum 10 years of follow-up.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Addressing meniscal deficiency part 1: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meniscal allograft transplantation.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Review
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- Permanent Subluxation of the Lateral Meniscus in a 10-year-old Boy: A Case Report with Short Literature Review.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
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- Comparison of Radiologic Results after Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation with or without Capsulodesis Using an All-Soft Suture Anchor.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Effect of Preoperative Joint Space Width on Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Outcomes at Midterm Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Treatment, Return to Play, and Performance Following Meniscus Surgery.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022Review
- Lateral Meniscus Allograft Transplantation in Combination with BMAC (Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate) Injection: Biologic Augmentation of the Allograft.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
- Autologous semitendinosus tendon graft could function as a meniscal transplant.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Human meniscus allograft augmentation by allogeneic mesenchymal stromal/stem cell injections.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2022Article
- Outcomes, Complications, and Reoperations After Meniscal Allograft Transplantation.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Meniscus Allograft Transplantation Obtained From Adult Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty May be Used for Younger Patients After Lateral Discoid Meniscus Meniscectomy.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- [Arthroscopic meniscus transplantation without bone blocks].Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeTo provide a systematic review of the literature regarding five topics in meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT): optimal timing for transplantation, outcomes, return to competition, associated procedures, and prevention of osteoarthritis.
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted using the PubMed (MEDLINE), ScienceDirect, and EBSCO-CINAHL databases. Articles were classified only in one topic, but information contained could be reported into other topics. Information was classified according to type of study (animal, in vitro human, and in vivo human) and level of evidence (for in vivo human studies). Specific inclusion criteria were determined for the outcomes and prevention of osteoarthritis topics.
resultsTwenty-four studies were finally included: two optimal timing, seven outcomes, three return to competitive sport, 16 MAT and associated procedures, and 5 MAT and prevention of osteoarthritis (some studies were categorized in more than one topic). These studies corresponded to 2 animal studies and 31 in vivo human studies (1 level II, 1 level III, and 29 level IV).
conclusionsThe principal conclusions were as follows: (a) there is no evidence to support that MAT has to be performed at the same time or immediately after meniscectomy to prevent development of postmeniscectomy syndrome; (b) MAT successfully improves symptoms, function, and quality of life at 7-to-14 years of follow-up (level IV evidence); (c) the overall failure rate (need for knee arthroplasty) is 10-29% at long-term follow-up; (d) MAT allows return to same level of competition in 75-85% of patients at short- to mid-term follow-up (only three studies level IV evidence with small sample size); (e) associated cartilage procedures or anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction to MAT does not worsen the results; (f) MAT may prevent progression of cartilage damaged at long-term follow-up, but may not prevent degeneration in previously healthy cartilage. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Systematic review of level II-IV studies, Level IV.
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