Midterm Outcomes after Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Comparison of Cases with Extrusion Versus Without Extrusion

Background Although graft extrusion is of concern after meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT), the correlation between extrusion and clinicoradiological outcomes remains unclear. Hypothesis Patients with graft extrusion after MAT have worse clinical outcomes and greater arthritic change than thos...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of sports medicine 2010-02, Vol.38 (2), p.247-254
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Dae-Hee, Kim, Sang-Beom, Kim, Tae-Ho, Cha, Eun-Jong, Bin, Seong-Il
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Arthritis Biological and medical sciences Clinical medicine Clinical outcomes Cohort Studies Diseases of the osteoarticular system Female Humans Knee Injuries - rehabilitation Knee Injuries - surgery Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging Knee Joint - surgery Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Menisci, Tibial - pathology Menisci, Tibial - transplantation Orthopedic Procedures Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods Radiography Skin & tissue grafts Transplantation, Homologous Transplants & implants Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Although graft extrusion is of concern after meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT), the correlation between extrusion and clinicoradiological outcomes remains unclear. Hypothesis Patients with graft extrusion after MAT have worse clinical outcomes and greater arthritic change than those without graft extrusion. Study Design Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods Forty-three patients underwent MAT between 1999 and 2004. Grafts were classified as either nonextruded (
ISSN:	0363-5465 1552-3365
DOI:	10.1177/0363546509346399