Meniscal allograft transplantation. Part 1: systematic review of graft biology, graft shrinkage, graft extrusion, graft sizing, and graft fixation

[1] Aaltonen S(2007)Prevention of sports injuries: systematic review of randomized controlled trials Arch Intern Med 167 1585-1592

[2] Karjalainen H(2012)Suture-only fixation technique leads to a higher degree of extrusion than bony fixation in meniscal allograft transplantation Am J Sports Med 40 1591-1596

[3] Heinonen A(2013)Prospective comparative study between two different fixation techniques in meniscal allograft transplantation Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 21 1516-1522

[4] Parkkari J(1999)How three methods for fixing a medial meniscal autograft affect tibial contact mechanics J Sports Med 27 320-328

[5] Kujala UM(1992)Cellular repopulation of deep-frozen meniscal autografts: an experimental study in the dog Arthroscopy 8 428-436

[6] Abat F(2013)Meniscus matching: evaluation of direct anatomical, indirect radiographic, and photographic methods in 10 cadaver knees Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 99 291-297

[7] Gelber PE(1978)A biomechanical study of partial and total medial meniscectomy of the knee Trans Orthop Res Soc 3 91-889

[8] Erquicia JI(2009)Influence of donor age on the biomechanical and biochemical properties of human meniscal allograft Am J Sports Med 37 884-379

[9] Pelfort X(1986)A study of the biological behavior of the meniscus as a transplant in the medial compartment of a dog’s knee Am J Sports Med 14 376-171

[10] Gonzalez-Lucena G(2013)Meniscal allograft shrinkage MRI Eval J Knee Surg 26 167-181

[1] Aaltonen S(2007)Prevention of sports injuries: systematic review of randomized controlled trials Arch Intern Med 167 1585-1592

[2] Karjalainen H(2012)Suture-only fixation technique leads to a higher degree of extrusion than bony fixation in meniscal allograft transplantation Am J Sports Med 40 1591-1596

[3] Heinonen A(2013)Prospective comparative study between two different fixation techniques in meniscal allograft transplantation Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 21 1516-1522

[4] Parkkari J(1999)How three methods for fixing a medial meniscal autograft affect tibial contact mechanics J Sports Med 27 320-328

[5] Kujala UM(1992)Cellular repopulation of deep-frozen meniscal autografts: an experimental study in the dog Arthroscopy 8 428-436

[6] Abat F(2013)Meniscus matching: evaluation of direct anatomical, indirect radiographic, and photographic methods in 10 cadaver knees Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 99 291-297

[7] Gelber PE(1978)A biomechanical study of partial and total medial meniscectomy of the knee Trans Orthop Res Soc 3 91-889

[8] Erquicia JI(2009)Influence of donor age on the biomechanical and biochemical properties of human meniscal allograft Am J Sports Med 37 884-379

[9] Pelfort X(1986)A study of the biological behavior of the meniscus as a transplant in the medial compartment of a dog’s knee Am J Sports Med 14 376-171

[10] Gonzalez-Lucena G(2013)Meniscal allograft shrinkage MRI Eval J Knee Surg 26 167-181