Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33011872›Full record

ReviewSkeletal radiology2021

Imaging of meniscal allograft transplantation: what the radiologist needs to know.

Saeed Dianat, Kirstin M Small, Nehal Shah, Christian Lattermann, Jacob C Mandell

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Review in Skeletal radiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saeed DianatDivision of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. saeed.dianat@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Kirstin M SmallDivision of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Nehal ShahDivision of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Christian LattermannDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Cartilage Repair and Sports Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jacob C MandellDivision of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meniscal allograft transplantation is an emerging surgical option for younger patients with symptomatic meniscal deficiency, which aims to restore anatomic biomechanics and load distribution in the knee joint, and by so doing to potentially delay accelerated osteoarthritis. In this review article, we summarize the structure and biomechanics of the native meniscus, describe indications and procedure technique for meniscal allograft transplantation, and demonstrate the spectrum of expected postoperative imaging and role of imaging to identify potential complications.

Indexed as

MeniscusTibial Meniscus InjuriesAllograftsHumansKnee JointMenisci, TibialRadiologistsMeniscal deficiencyMeniscal transplantationMeniscectomyMeniscusMRI

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PMID33011872
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