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To evaluate the feasibility, tissue healing, and clinical outcomes of allograft meniscal transplantation in patients with meniscus-deficient knees.

March 1, 1991Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Meniscal transplantation in the human knee: A preliminary report

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RSRobert N. Stevensen

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Case series demonstrates graft healing and restored stability following meniscal allograft transplantation, indicating feasibility without immune rejection.

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To evaluate the feasibility, tissue healing, and clinical outcomes of allograft meniscal transplantation in patients with meniscus-deficient knees.
Evaluated 6 patients who received meniscal allografts (4 medial and 2 lateral).
Conducted clinical follow-up ranging from 24 to 44 months (June 1986 to March 1988), including second-look arthroscopy (n=4) and KT-1000 arthrometer stability testing.
All 6 patients remained free of knee-locking episodes, and arthroscopy in 4 patients confirmed meniscal healing without shrinkage or signs of immune rejection.
KT-1000 stability measurements returned to normal values in 4 patients who received concomitant anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

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Robert N. Stevensen (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a953ef21fe04514d10f4e0d https://doi.org/10.1016/0749-8063(91)90079-d

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Case series demonstrates graft healing and restored stability following meniscal allograft transplantation, indicating feasibility without immune rejection.

Meniscal transplantation in the human knee: A preliminary report

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Meniscal transplantation in the human knee: A preliminary report

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