Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Apr;50(4):615-627. doi: 10.1007/s00256-020-03631-5. Epub 2020 Oct 3.
Meniscal allograft transplantation is an emerging surgical option for younger patients with symptomatic meniscal deficiency, which aims to restore anatomic biomechanics and load distribution in the knee joint, and by so doing to potentially delay accelerated osteoarthritis. In this review article, we summarize the structure and biomechanics of the native meniscus, describe indications and procedure technique for meniscal allograft transplantation, and demonstrate the spectrum of expected postoperative imaging and role of imaging to identify potential complications.
半月板同种异体移植是一种新兴的手术选择，适用于有症状的半月板缺失的年轻患者，旨在恢复膝关节的解剖生物力学和负荷分布，并由此可能延缓加速性骨关节炎的发生。在这篇综述文章中，我们总结了天然半月板的结构和生物力学特性，描述了半月板同种异体移植的适应证和手术技术，并展示了预期的术后影像学表现和影像学在识别潜在并发症中的作用。
