Meniscus Cartilage Transplantation Study Group

2006 Meniscus Transplantation Study Group

MENISCUS TRANSPLANTATION STUDY GROUP
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Chicago, IL

INTRODUCTION:
Kevin R. Stone, M.D., Chairman

PRESENTATIONS:
Advances in Our Understanding of the Cell and Matrix Biology of the Meniscus: the Emerging Frontier.
Presented by Cahir McDevitt, Ph.D.

Tissue Engineering of a Biologic Meniscus Replacement.
Presented by Cristin M. Ferguson, M.D.

Tissue Engineering for Meniscus Regeneration in a Sheep Model.
Presented by Elizaveta Kon, M.D.

PDGF and Meniscal Allograft: Experimental Results in Sheep.

Meniscal Allograft: Is There a Better Technique?
Presented by Otto Campbell, M.D.

Meniscal Transplantation: Surgical Technique.
Presented by Ramon Cugat, M.D.

Medial and Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation with Bone Bridge in Slot.
Presented by Jack Farr, M.D.

Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Utilizing a Femoral Distractor.
Presented by Jon K. Sekiya, M.D.

Meniscal Transplantation: Clinical Protocol and Preliminary Results in a Multicenter Study.
Presented by Juan D. Ayala Mejías, M.D.

Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Long-Term Clinical Results with Radiological and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlation.
Presented by René Verdonk M.D., Ph.D.

MRI Measurement of the Contralateral Normal Meniscus is a Better Method of Determining Meniscal Allograft Size than Measurement of the Recipient Tibial Plateau.

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Discussion 3:18 - 3:27

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Discussion 5:48– 6:00

Meniscus Transplantation Study Group
c/o The Stone Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis Research
3727 Buchanan Street
San Francisco CA 94123

Sincerely,

Kevin R. Stone, MD	Abhi Freyer
Chairman	Director of Clinical Research