Month: June 2020

Study shows that the state of someone’s knee is more relevant than their age, when it comes to success from meniscal transplantation surgery.

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“Does Age Itself Have an Adverse Effect on Survivorship of Meniscal Allograft Transplantation? A Cartilage Status and Time From Previous Meniscectomy-Matched Cohort Study” Ju-Ho Song, MD, Seong-Il Bin, MD, PhD†, Jong-Min Kim, MD, PhD, Bum-Sik Lee, MD, PhD, Dong-Wook Son, MD, PhD The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2020; 48(7):1696-1701 In this study from South…

Prospective randomised study demonstrates the benefits of meniscal transplantation over conservative management for the symptomatic relief of symptoms after meniscal loss.

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“A pilot randomized trial of meniscal allograft transplantation versus personalized physiotherapy for patients with a symptomatic meniscal deficient knee compartment” N. A. Smith, N. Parsons, D. Wright, C. Hutchinson, A. Metcalfe, P. Thompson, M. L. Costa, T. Spalding The Bone and Joint Journal 2018; 100(1): 56-63 In this study, the researchers from Warwick looked at…