{"title":"Meniscus Allograft Transplantation","authors":"Garrett R. Jackson, Clayton W. Nuelle","doi":"10.1016/j.oto.2025.101186","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The meniscus is crucial in maintaining appropriate knee joint biomechanics, providing shock absorption, load transmission, and joint stability. Meniscal injuries can lead to articular cartilage degenerative changes, knee instability, early-onset osteoarthritis, and subsequent knee arthroplasty if left untreated. Meniscus allograft transplantation has emerged as a viable option for patients with symptomatic meniscal deficiency that is unamendable to repair. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the currently available evidence on surgical techniques and clinical outcomes following meniscus allograft transplantation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45242,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics","volume":"35 2","pages":"Article 101186"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1048666625000205","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ORTHOPEDICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The meniscus is crucial in maintaining appropriate knee joint biomechanics, providing shock absorption, load transmission, and joint stability. Meniscal injuries can lead to articular cartilage degenerative changes, knee instability, early-onset osteoarthritis, and subsequent knee arthroplasty if left untreated. Meniscus allograft transplantation has emerged as a viable option for patients with symptomatic meniscal deficiency that is unamendable to repair. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the currently available evidence on surgical techniques and clinical outcomes following meniscus allograft transplantation.
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Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics is an innovative, richly illustrated resource that keeps practitioners informed of significant advances in all areas of surgical management. Each issue of this atlas-style journal explores a single topic, often offering alternate approaches to the same procedure. Its current, definitive information keeps readers in the forefront of their specialty.