Lee Hoseok, Lee Sang Yub, Na Young Gon, Kim Sung Kwan, Yi Jae Hyuck, Lim Jae Kwang, Lee So Mi
Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Department of Radiology, The Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Sungnam, Republic of Korea; Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eur J Radiol. 2016 Aug;85(8):1351-65. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.05.006. Epub 2016 May 12.
Meniscus allograft transplantation has been performed over the past 25 years to relieve knee pain and improve knee function in patients with an irreparable meniscus injury. The efficacy and safety of meniscus allograft transplantation have been established in numerous experimental and clinical researches. However, there is a lack of reviews to aid radiologists who are routinely interpreting images and evaluating the outcome of the procedures, and also meniscus allograft transplantation is not widely performed in most hospitals. This review focuses on the indications of the procedure, the different surgical techniques used for meniscus allograft transplantation according to the involvement of the lateral and medial meniscus, and the associated procedures. The postoperative radiological findings and surgical complications of the meniscus allograft transplantation are also described in detail.
