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ArticleThe American journal of sports medicine2024

Clinical Outcomes of Medial Meniscal Allograft Transplantation With or Without High Tibial Osteotomy: A Case-Control Study Up to 8 Years of Follow-up.

Alberto Grassi, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Stefano Di Paolo, Emanuele Altovino, Piero Agostinone, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Iacopo Romandini, Giuseppe Filardo, Stefano Zaffagnini

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  6. The Role of Alignment in Treating Meniscus Pathology.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025
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Alberto GrassiClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Gian Andrea LucidiClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Stefano Di PaoloClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1761-7352
Emanuele AltovinoClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Piero AgostinoneClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Giacomo Dal FabbroClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Iacopo RomandiniClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Giuseppe FilardoApplied and Translational Research Center, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Stefano ZaffagniniClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.

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Abstract

backgroundSatisfactory clinical results of meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) have been reported in recent years. However, it remains unclear whether the clinical outcomes of MAT when combined with an osteotomy are inferior to those of isolated MAT. PURPOSE: To compare the survival rates and clinical outcomes of patients who received isolated medial MAT with those of patients undergoing medial MAT combined with high tibial osteotomy (HTO). STUDY

designCohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

methodsA total of 55 patients underwent arthroscopic medial MAT using the soft tissue technique and HTO (mean age, 41.3 ± 10.4 years; 9 female); after fuzzy case-control matching on demographics, 55 controls who underwent isolated medial MAT were also included. Survival analyses were performed using the Kaplan-Meier method with surgical failure, clinical failure (Lysholm score, <65), and reoperation as endpoints. Subjective clinical scores were collected preoperatively and at the final follow-up.

resultsThe mean follow-up time was 5.4 years, up to 8 years. All outcomes significantly improved at the last follow-up (

conclusionPatients undergoing medial MAT + HTO showed similar clinical results to patients undergoing isolated medial MAT at midterm follow-up, and thus a surgically addressed malalignment does not represent a contraindication for medial MAT. However, the need for a concomitant HTO is associated with a slightly higher failure rate over time.

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Menisci, TibialOsteotomyTibiaAdultAllograftsArthroscopyCase-Control StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedReoperationTransplantation, HomologousTreatment Outcomeallograftkneemeniscusosteotomy

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PMCPMC11143754

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