The results of meniscal allograft transplantation surgery: what is success?

Autor: Henry Searle, Vipin Asopa, Simon Coleman, Ian McDermott
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-3165-0
Popis: Abstract Background Meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) may improve symptoms and function, and may limit premature knee degeneration in patients with symptomatic meniscal loss. The aim of this retrospective study was to examine patient outcomes after MAT and to explore the different potential definitions of ‘success’ and ‘failure’. Methods Sixty patients who underwent MAT between 2008 and 2014, aged 18–50 were identified. Six validated outcome measures for knee pathologies, patient satisfaction and return to sport were incorporated into a questionnaire. Surgical failure (removal of most/all the graft, revision MAT or conversion to arthroplasty), clinical failure (Lysholm
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