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Return to Sport Activity After Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: At What Level and at What Cost? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- The formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT initiative. Part I-Rehabilitation management after meniscus surgery (meniscectomy, repair and reconstruction).Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Guideline
- Clinical Efficacy of Meniscal Transplantation After Meniscectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Review
- The Formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT Initiative: Part I-Rehabilitation Management After Meniscus Surgery (Meniscectomy, Repair and Reconstruction).Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- 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
- Addressing meniscal deficiency part 1: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meniscal allograft transplantation.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Review
- Meniscus Tears in Elite Athletes: Treatment Considerations, Clinical Outcomes, and Return to Play.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- Predictors of Long-term Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Collagen Meniscal Implant for Partial Meniscal Defects.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
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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
- Meniscus allograft transplantation for biologic knee preservation: gold standard or dilemma?Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Treatment, Return to Play, and Performance Following Meniscus Surgery.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022Review
- Evidence-based rationale for treatment of meniscal lesions in athletes.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Review
- Autologous semitendinosus tendon graft could function as a meniscal transplant.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Rehabilitation, Restrictions, and Return to Sport After Cartilage Procedures.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- The discoid lateral meniscus in children: a narrative review of pathology, diagnosis and treatment.Annals of joint · 2022Review
- 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
- Clinical Replacement Strategies for Meniscus Tissue Deficiency.Cartilage · 2021Article
- Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cadaver Donors: What about Tissues Used as Allografts?Membranes · 2021Review
- In Vivo Kinematic Analysis of Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation With Soft Tissue Fixation.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Imaging of meniscal allograft transplantation: what the radiologist needs to know.Skeletal radiology · 2021Review
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
context: Meniscal injuries are common among both sport- and non-sport-related injuries, with over 1.7 million meniscal surgeries performed worldwide every year. As meniscal surgeries become more common, so does meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT). However, little is known about the outcomes of MAT in active patients who desire to go back to preinjury activities.
objective: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate return to sport, clinical outcome, and complications after MAT in sport-active patients. DATA SOURCES:: A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL electronic databases was performed on February 25, 2018. STUDY SELECTION:: Studies of level 1 through 4 evidence looking at MAT in physically active patients with reported return to activity outcomes and at least 2-year follow-up were included. STUDY
design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:: Level 4. DATA EXTRACTION:: Details of sport-related outcomes and reoperations were extracted and pooled in a meta-analysis.
results: Nine studies were included in this systematic review. A majority (77%) of athletes and physically active patients were able to return to sport after MAT; two-thirds were able to perform at preinjury levels. Graft-related reoperations were reported in 13% of patients, while the joint replacement rate with partial or total knee prosthesis was 1.2%.
conclusion: Physical activity after MAT appears possible, especially for low-impact sports. However, because of the limited number of studies, their low quality, and the short-term follow-up, the participation recommendation for high-impact and strenuous activities should be considered with caution until high-quality evidence of long-term safety becomes available.
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