Open Versus Arthroscopic Meniscus Allograft Transplantation: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Meniscal Radial Displacement

Capsulodesis Versus Bone Trough Technique in Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Graft Extrusion and Functional Results

“…(range, 2-5) to 7 (range, 6-9) in Group A (p<0.001) and from 4 (range, 3-5) to 7 (range, [6][7][8] in Group B (p<0.001) (Fig 5b). (Fig 5d).…”

“…Early studies have shown that bony fixation is biomechanically superior 5 and so it can better prevent extrusion. Additionally, more recent clinical reports have also shown more extrusion when the allografts are only fixed to soft tissue 6,7 . However, it has not shown to have any clinical relevance.…”

Arthroscopic Meniscal Transplantation Technique

“…Time procedure spent with arthroscopic technique was between 1.5 to 2 hours, a reasonable time to reduce surgical complications [12]. In a magnetic resonance imagine study comparing open versus arthroscopic meniscus transplant, De Coninck et al Reported that radial displacement of MAT arthroscopically inserted with bone tunnel fixation was significantly less than the radial displacement of MAT onserted with open soft-tissue fixation [19].…”

Effect of Sagittal Allograft Position on Coronal Extrusion in Lateral Meniscus Allograft Transplantation

“…12 The causes and amount of graft extrusion and its clinical relevance are also unclear. 13 A recent study suggested that accurate surgical techniques can intraoperatively alleviate the risk of extrusion after lateral MAT using the keyhole technique. 14 Other studies indicated that incorrect positioning of the bony trough, such as a location that is too lateral or an axial trough angle that is too large, may be due to placement of the guide pin too lateral.…”