ReviewKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2020
Meniscal allograft transplantation: a review of indications, techniques, and outcomes.
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- Combined medial and lateral meniscal allograft transplantation with revision bone-patellar tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for bicompartmental meniscal deficiency: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Clinical Efficacy of Meniscal Transplantation After Meniscectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Review
- Meniscal Root Fixation Method for Meniscus Transplantation: is There a Superior Technique?Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- Meniscal allograft transplantation and scaffolds: a narrative review.Annals of joint · 2026Review
- A clinical practice review: augmentation of meniscoligamentous structures for primary prevention of knee joint deterioration.Annals of joint · 2026Review
- Patient-specific 3D tibial model: transforming meniscal allograft transplantation and surgical planning.3D printing in medicine · 2025Article
- Assessment of four sterilization techniques for meniscal allograft transplantation in rabbits.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Novel Meniscus Transfer Technique: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Advances in Hydrogels for Meniscus Tissue Engineering: A Focus on Biomaterials, Crosslinking, Therapeutic Additives.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Midterm Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Revision Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Meniscal allograft transplantation improves patient-reported outcomes in both minimal and moderate knee osteoarthritis at 1 and 2 years postoperatively.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Meniscus Allograft Transplantation Augmented With Autologous Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
- Survivorship and Reoperation of 324 Consecutive Isolated or Combined Arthroscopic Meniscal Allograft Transplants Using Soft Tissue Fixation.The American journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Allografts for partial meniscus repair: anFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Segmental Medial Meniscus Transplantation in Combination With BMAC (Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate) Injection to Improve Healing and Prevent Extrusion.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
- Assessment of Anatomic Restoration and Clinical Outcomes Between Medial and Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Lateral Meniscus Allograft Transplantation in Combination with BMAC (Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate) Injection: Biologic Augmentation of the Allograft.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
- Biomechanical analysis of a centralization procedure for extruded lateral meniscus after meniscectomy in porcine knee joints.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2022Article
- Meniscal allograft transplantation shows a mismatch between anatomic and clinical failures.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Consensus Guidelines on Interventional Therapies for Knee Pain (STEP Guidelines) from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience.Journal of pain research · 2022Review
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Abstract
When compared to meniscectomy, meniscus allograft transplantation (MAT) may provide superior long-term benefits to young, active patient populations who have lost meniscal function because of irreparable damage, such as, an avascular tear, previous repair failure, and unsalvageable tear types. Positive outcomes are most likely to be achieved when meniscus allograft transplantation is performed in appropriately selected patients. Indications include patients younger than 50 years of age, with a history of subtotal or total meniscectomy without concomitant articular cartilage defects, uncorrectable joint malalignment, and/or knee instability. Outcomes for meniscal allograft transplantation are promising with studies reporting long-term graft survivorship as high as 89% at 10 years and significant improvements in multiple patient reported outcome measures. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V.
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