Viable versus frozen meniscus allografts. A clinical and imaging short term evaluation

Medicina Fluminensis

Vansintjan, Pieter³  Verdonk, Peter³  Verdonk, Rene⁴  van der Maas, Jaap⁴ 

[1] Traumatology Monica Ziekenhuizen, Antwerpen, Belgium;Traumatology, Jan Palfijn Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;Traumatology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery &

关键词: cartilage;    frozen;    menisci;    transplantation;    viable;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Medicina Fluminensis

【 摘 要 】

Aim: To perform a clinical and imaging short term evaluation of viable and frozen meniscus allografts. Methods and materials: Between 2005 and 2006, 12 meniscal allograft transplantations were performed in our institution. The study population consisted of 5 men and 7 women with a mean age of 36.4 years (range 17.1-42.5). Six patients received a viable allograft and six a deep-frozen one. All allografts were harvested from donors who died after a short disease. All patients were operated with an open surgical technique (medial or lateral arthrotomy) and soft tissue fixation with secure anterior and posterior horn fixation, performed by one senior surgeon. All patients were scored pre-operatively, at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 and 2 years postoperatively. Three questionnaires were used to score the patients clinically (KOOS, modified HSS and SF-36 questionnaire). Every patient received radiographs pre-operatively and at 6 months and 1 year. Results: Clinically, there was no difference in patient self-reported results through questionnaires or in a questionnaire based on clinical examination. There was no significant progress in joint space narrowing on weight bearing and Rosenberg view radiographs. Conclusion: Our results suggest that there are no clinical significant differences between the viable and the deep frozen subgroup after two years.

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