Meniscus transplantation-prospective assessment of clinical results in two, five and ten year follow-up.

Purpose: The authors present clinical results in patients following transplantation of deep-frozen menisci within ten years following the surgery.

Methods: A cohort of 46 patients who were transplanted altogether 49 menisci was subject to prospective study following six months, two, five and ten years after meniscus transplantation. For subjective assessment, we used KOOS, IKDC and Lysholm scores; objective assessment was based on load X-ray examination of the operated knee at two, five and ten years after the surgery, MRI examination of 34 patients in the interval of two and ten years after the operation, control arthroscopy was performed in 23 patients eight of whom suffered a new injury.