PUBLISHED INFORMATION
As the field of meniscal allograft transplantation grows so to does the research in this area.
Research from University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire as well as other international centres is shared in this section.
Research Work from University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
Smith, NA., Parsons, N., Wright, D., Hutchinson, C., Metcalfe, A., Thompson, P., Costa, M. L., & Spalding, T. A pilot randomized trial of meniscal allograft transplantation versus personalized physiotherapy for patients with a symptomatic meniscal deficient knee compartment. Bone Joint J, 2018, 100-B(1), 56-63.
Smith, NA., Parsons, N., Wright, D., Hutchinson, C., Metcalfe, A., Thompson, P., Costa, M. L., & Spalding, T. Infographic: Meniscal transplantation is beneficial at one year. Bone Joint J, 2018, 100-B(1), 64-65.
Parkinson, B., Smith, NA., Asplin, L., Thompson, P., Spalding, T. Factors Predicting Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Failure, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016 4(8)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Predicting+Meniscal+Allograft+Transplantation+Failure
Spalding, T., Parkinson, B., Milner, R., Smith, NA. Current Status of Meniscal Reconstruction, Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics. 2016 4(1)
https://www.meniscaltransplant.com/CurrentStatusofMeniscalReconstruction.pdf
Spalding, T., Parkinson, B., Smith, NA., Verdonk, P. Arthroscopic Meniscal Allograft Transplantation With Soft Tissue Fixation Through Bone Tunnels, Arthroscopy Techniques. 2015, 4(5), e559–e563
Smith, NA., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Meniscal allograft transplantation: Rationale for treatment. Bone and Joint Journal. 2015, 97-B(5), 590-94
Smith, NA., Achten, J., Parsons, N., Wright, D., Parkinson, B., Hutchinson, CE., Thompson, P., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Meniscal Transplantation and Its Effect on Osteoarthritis Risk – an abridged protocol for the MeTEOR study. Bone and Joint Research. 2015, 4(6), 93-8
Smith, NA., Parkinson, B., Hutchinson, CE., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Is meniscal allograft transplantation chondroprotective? A systematic review. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2015, 24(9) 2923-35
Smith, NA., MacKay, ND., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Meniscal allograft transplantation in a symptomatic meniscal deficient knee: a systematic review. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2015, 23(1), 270-9
Other Recent Research
Aug 28;6(4)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29354454
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29354420
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29305451
Influence of Full-Thickness Chondral Defects on Outcomes Following Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: A Comparative Study. Arthroscopy. 2017 Nov 2. pii:
S0749-8063(17)31109-X.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29103840
Cartilage. 2017 Dec
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28580241
Med. 2017 Jun
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=.+Midterm+and+Long-term+Results+of+Medial+Versus+Lateral+Meniscal+Allograft+Transplantation%3A+A+Meta-analysis
Bone Socket Fixation: Arthroscopic Technique With Technical Pearls. Arthrosc
Tech. 2017 Apr 24;6(2)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Meniscal+Allograft+Transplantation+With+Soft+Tissue+in+Bone+Socket+Fixation%3A+Arthroscopic+Technique+With+Technical+Pearls
Med. 2017 Apr;45(5):1095-1101.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=.+Survivorship+After+Meniscal+Allograft+Transplantation+According+to+Articular+Cartilage+Status