indication

Meniscal Transplant

Indications

 

Subtotal Meniscectomy

 

Young patient

- previous total or near total meniscectomy

- developing joint line pain

- early chondral changes

- normal anatomic alignment

- stable or reconstructable knee

 

Contra-indications

 

> Grade 2 Chondral changes

 

Farr et al Am J Sports Med 2007

- combined mensical transplantation with ACI

Arthroscopy

IndicationAnkle Arthroscopy

 

Diagnostic

 

Pain / Stiffness / Locking

Instability

- exclude OCD

Assess syndesmosis

 

Therapeutic

 

Synovitis

Osseous lesions / Tibiotalar impingement spurs

Osteochondral defects