Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery
Meniscal surgery 2002 update: Indications and techniques for resection, repair, regeneration, and replacement
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The meniscus: Basic science and indications for repair
Treatment of meniscal pathology depends on understanding the basic science of the human meniscus. This includes familiarity with its normal anatomy and vascularity when determining the appropriateness of resection versus repair. Only through understanding its normal biomechanical function can we successfully replicate its design through transplantation techniques. We first review the basic science of the normal meniscus, thus laying the foundation for providing clinical decision making in cases
Meniscus transplantation: Indications, technique, and results
In growing recognition of the importance of the meniscus to normal knee function, an emphasis on meniscal preservation has characterized arthroscopic meniscal surgery over the past 2 decades, both through limiting the amount of resection and through meniscus repair. Yet despite such emphasis, preservation is not always possible. Meniscectomy remains the most common orthopaedic procedures performed in the United States today; unfortunately, a number of these include subtotal meniscectomies or
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