The importance of the meniscus is well established and damage to this structure, followed by its loss, results in the development of radiographic changes. One recent systematic review indicated that, as Fairbank reported after open meniscectomy, osteoarthritic changes are present at 8 to 16 years after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy; however, clinical symptoms are not significant. Another sy...

Introduction Meniscus tears are one of the most common indications for arthroscopic surgery, but the limited healing of adult meniscus directs clinical practice towards resection (partial meniscectomy) rather than repair, increasing the risk for early-onset osteoarthritis. As such, methods to augment endogenous repair could promote long-term joint health after injury. Previously, we showed that...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to show the effects on the meniscus of repair applied from the femoral, the femoral-tibial and the tibial surfaces. METHODS In the treatment of meniscocapsular separation, although the accepted gold standard technique in the past was the inside-out suture technique, the current treatment method is all-inside repair methods. The all-inside techniques includ...

Background:  Parts of the implants placed over the meniscus during meniscal repair can wear down the cartilage in the contact zones and cause chronic synovitis. Placing horizontal sutures under the meniscus may overcome this potential hazard. The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the midterm results of arthroscopic meniscal repair using submeniscally placed out-in horizontal sut...

Few therapeutic options exist for meniscus repair after injury. Local delivery of growth factors may stimulate repair and create a favorable environment for engineered replacement materials. In this study we assessed the effect of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) (a pro-mitotic agent) and transforming growth factor β3 (TGF-β3) (a pro-matrix formation agent) on meniscus repair and the integ...

BACKGROUND Meniscus deficiency may lead to degenerative arthritis in the knee. There is a significant emphasis on meniscus preservation, particularly in the young patient, to reduce the risk of arthritis. PURPOSE To report on the incidence of meniscus repair and meniscectomy, with and without concomitant anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, in the United States (US) over the past ...

The long-term rotatory stability of meniscus suture repair has not been firmly established clinically. Up to now there are only experimental studies done. This retrospective study aimed to compare the long-term rotatory stability of a knee with a meniscus suture repair with the stability of the uninjured knee in each of a cohort of patients. We evaluated both knees of 64 patients at an average ...

Meniscus degeneration due to age or injury can lead to osteoarthritis. Although promising, current cell-based approaches show limited success. Here we present three-dimensional methacrylated gelatin (GelMA) scaffolds patterned via projection stereolithography to emulate the circumferential alignment of cells in native meniscus tissue. Cultured human avascular zone meniscus cells from normal men...

Meniscus injuries are one of the most commonly encountered problems by orthopaedic surgeons today. Surgical techniques for the treatment of meniscal tears are evolving. While many tears can only be treated with partial menisectomy, there are an increasing number of surgical techniques to repair or reconstruct the meniscus. Because of the large increases in contact pressures across the articular...