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ArticleArthroscopy techniques2022

Medial Meniscal Allograft Transplantation With Bone Plugs Using a 3-Tunnel Technique.

Shao Jin Teo, Marcus Wei Ping Tan, Don Thong Siang Koh, Kong Hwee Lee

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Article in Arthroscopy techniques, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shao Jin TeoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Marcus Wei Ping TanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Don Thong Siang KohDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Kong Hwee LeeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Singapore General Hospital · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meniscal allograft transplantation is an area of active research, given that the importance of the meniscus in native knee joint longevity has been increasingly recognized. This article describes a modified meniscal allograft transplantation technique using 3 bone tunnels with allograft fixation through the use of bone plugs. The addition of a third tunnel increases the strength of fixation, avoiding meniscal extrusion and improving load distribution.

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PMID35155116
PMCPMC8821312
OpenAlexW4205782841

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