2004 Meniscus Transplantation Study Group

2004 MENISCUS TRANSPLANTATION STUDY GROUP MEETING
Wednesday, March 10, 2004, 3:00-6:00 P.M.
San Francisco Marriott - 55 Fourth Street
Golden Gate Hall, Salon B2
San Francisco, California

INTRODUCTION
Kevin R. Stone, MD, Chairman
3:00 - 3:05 p.m.
 
 
Replacement of the Knee Meniscus by Biodegradable Porous Polymer Prostheses. A Study in Dogs

Prosthetic Replacement of the Medial Meniscus in Human Cadaver Knees Does the Prosthesis Mimic the Functional Behavior of the Native Meniscus?

Tissue Ingrowth in Two Porous Polymers
Pieter Buma 3:06 - 3:23 p.m.
Orthopaedic Research Laboratory,
University Medical Center
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Discussion 3:24 - 3:28 p.m.
 
 
Biochemical Response of Meniscal Tissue to Altered Loading Caused by Partial Meniscectomy
Tammy L. Haut Donahue, PhD 3:29 - 3:34 p.m.
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan
Discussion 3:35 - 3:39 p.m.
 
 
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: A Report of 16 Allografts with a 6-Month to 7-Year Follow-Up
Oliver S. Schindler, MD 3:40 - 3:45 p.m.
Droitwich and London Knee Clinics, United Kingdom Discussion 3:46 - 3:50 p.m.
Meniscus Replacement in Arthritic Patients: 2 - 5 Year Follow-Up
 
 
Kevin R. Stone, MD 3:51 - 3:56 p.m.
The Stone Clinic and The Stone Foundation
For Sports Medicine and Arthritis Research
San Francisco, California
Discussion 3:57 - 4:01 p.m.
 
 
An Algorithm for Selecting Meniscal Allografts that Best Match the Size and Shape of the Damaged Meniscus
Maury L. Hull, PhD 4:02 - 4:07 p.m.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California
Davis, California
Discussion 4:08 - 4:12 p.m.
 
 
Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Transplant in the Context of Grade IV Chondromalacia, Before the Contraindication of Grade IV Disease Clarification
James H. Lubowitz, MD 4:13 - 4:18 p.m.
Taos Orthopaedic Institute
Taos, New Mexico
Discussion 4:19 - 4:23 p.m.
 
 
Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation. Surgical Technique and Study of the Effects on Intra-Articular Contact Pressures
Ian McDermott 4:24 - 4:29 p.m.
Imperial College, London, UK Discussion 4:30 - 4:34 p.m.
 
 
In-Vivo Motion of Meniscal Allografts - a Dynamic MRI Study. (A collaborative project of the UK Meniscal Study Group)
Carol Phillips 4:35 - 4:40 p.m.
Imperial College, London, UK Discussion 4:41 - 4:45 p.m.
 
 
The Effects of Medial Meniscal Transplantation Techniques on Intra-articular Contact Pressures

Prospective Evaluation of Functional Results of Allograft Meniscus Transplantation

Tibiofemoral Contact Mechanics Following Serial Medial Meniscectomies in the Human Cadaveric Knee
Brian Cole, MD, MBA 4:46 - 5:03 p.m.
Rush Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Discussion 5:04 - 5:08 p.m.
 
 
Clinical Outcomes Following Isolated Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation

Long-term Results Following Combined Medial Meniscal Allograft Transplantation and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Minimum Eight and One-Half Year Follow-Up
Jon K. Sekiya, MD 5:09 - 5:20 p.m.
Bone and Joint/Sports Medicine Institute
Department of Orthoapedic Surgery
Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth, Virginia
Discussion 5:21 - 5:25 p.m.
 
 
GENERAL DISCUSSION 5:26 - 6:00 p.m.
The Future of Meniscus Transplantation
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