Meniscal Transplantation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Verdonk, René (Editor), Espregueira Mendes, João (Editor), Monllau, Joan Carles (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Rheumatology.; Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation.; Traumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Traumatic Surgery.

As knowledge of the biomechanical and physiological function of the knee has advanced, meniscal transplantation has become an accepted treatment approach in defined categories of patient with knee pain. In particular, it is an attractive option in the younger patient with incapacitating pain who has...