Research Studies and Abstracts
Research
Studies
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE OF MENISCAL REPLACEMENT IN ARTHRITIC KNEES
Abstracts
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- Abstracts from the 2009 Meniscus Transplantation Study Group Meeting
- Abstracts from the 2008 Meniscus Transplantation Study Group Meeting
- Cells with the Properties of Progenitor Cells are Present in Different Zones
of the Mature, Normal, Canine Meniscus
Presented by Cahir McDevitt, Ph.D. - Tissue Engineering for Meniscus Regeneration
in a Sheep Model
Presented by Elizaveta Kon, M.D. - Tissue Engineering Approach for Repair of Meniscal Ruptures in the Avascular
Zone.
Presented by Peter Angele, M.D. - DNA Fingerprint of 39 Post-transplantation
Biopsies
Presented by Peter Verdonk, M.D., Ph.D. - The Use of Collagen Meniscus Implantation (CMI) in Anterior Cruciate
Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction
Presented by Pier Francesco Indelli, M.D. - Freezing Causes Changes in the Menisci Collagen Net
Presented by Joan C. Monllau, M.D., Ph.D. - Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: A New Arthroscopically Assisted Technique
Presented by Philippe Boisrenoult, M.D. - Results of the Meniscal Transplantation Series in Allografts without
Bone-blocks
Presented by Ramon Cugat, M.D. - Correlation of Extent of Meniscus Loss during Meniscectomy with Clinical
Symptoms
Presented by William G. Rodkey, DVM - Meniscus Transplantation in Australia
Presented by Peter T Myers, FRACS - 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
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Long-Term Clinical Results With Radiological
and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlation.
René Verdonk M.D., Ph.D. - Assessment of Allowash®-treated Human Meniscal Allografts.
Mark A. Moore, Ph.D. - Increasing the Yield of Meniscal Allograft Tissue: Histological Evaluation
of Multiple
Freeze-Thaw Cycles
Brian J. Cole M.D., MBA - PRGF (Plasma Rich in Growth Factors): Clinical Applications
Ramon Cugat, M.D. - Meniscal Allograft Sizing Based on Height and Weight
Kevin R. Stone, M.D.
GENERAL DISCUSSION
The Future of Meniscus Transplantation
- Meniscal Allografts - the European Experience
René Verdonk, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium - Normal vs Transplanted Menisci: Evaluation of Extrusion Using MRI and
US.
A Preliminary Report
René Verdonk, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium - Biomechanical, Histologic, and Radiographic Indices
in an Ovine Post-Meniscectomy Model
Scott Rodeo, M.D.
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY - A Clinical and Objective Evaluation of Meniscus Allograft Transplantation
at Minimum Two-Year Follow-Up
Hollis G. Potter, M.D.
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY - Meniscal Allografts in Patients with Severe Arthrosis
Kevin R. Stone, M.D.
The Stone Clinic, San Francisco, CA. - Role of Meniscus Allografts Alone and Combined with ACL
Reconstruction or Osteochondral Autograft Transfer Procedures
Frank R. Noyes, M.D
Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center, Cincinnati, OH - Long Term (Five to Six Years) Follow-Up of Collagen Meniscus Implants:
A Prospective Clinical Study
William G. Rodkey, D.V.M. - Cryolife Data on the Current Status of Meniscus Allografting in the U.S.
and Plans for the Future
David M. Fronk, M.S.
Cryolife, Inc., Kennesaw, Georgia - Protective Effects Of Meniscal Allografts
Mora G*., Forriol F**., Ripalda P.**, Alvarez E**.
*Instituto COT. Clinica Quiron. Valencia. SPAIN
**Orthopaedic Research Laboratory. University of Navarra. SPAIN - Meniscal Allografts - Indications in patients with grade IV articular
cartilage changes
Mohi El-Shazly, M.D.
Droitwich Knee Clinic, Droitwich Spa, England - Is DNA Fingerprinting a Tool in Evaluating the Success Rate of Viable
Meniscal Allografting?
Karl F. Almqvist, M.D., T. Lootens, René Verdonk, M.D.
Department Of Physical Medicine And Orthopaedic Surgery
University Hospital Of Ghent, Gent, Belgium - Meniscal Lesion Repair After Implantation of New Porous Polymers. A Study
in Dogs
T.G. van Tienen, P. Buma, R.G.J.C. Heijakants*, N.G. Lieuwes, J.H. de Groot*, R.P.H. Veth
Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
*Plymer Chemistry, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. - Update on Meniscal Allografting in Arthritic Knees
Kevin R. Stone, M.D., Ann Walgenbach, R.N., M.S.N, N.P.
The Stone Clinic, San Francisco, CA - Porcine Xenografts for Orthopaedic Applications
Stone KR, Walgenbach AW, Turek TJ, Galili U
CrossCart, Inc., San Francisco, CA - Advances in the Basic Science of the Normal and Remodeling Meniscus
Cahir McDevitt, Ph.D**
Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation - The Future of Meniscal Transplantation and Replacement in Europe
Henrik Aagaard, M.D., Ph.D
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
RASK Koege, Denmark - Combined Meniscal Transplant and ACL Reconstruction
Christopher Harner, M.D.**
University of Pittsburg Medical Center, Center for Sports Medicine - The Present Status and Future of Meniscal Transplantation
Allan E. Gross, M.D., F.R.C.S.
Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada