Meniscal Transplant surgery or Optimised Rehabilitation full randomised trial (MeTeOR2): a study protocol.

Introduction: Pain and disability after meniscectomy can be a substantial lifelong problem. There are few treatment options, especially for young people. Non-surgical management (rehabilitation) is an option but increasingly surgeons are performing meniscal allograft transplants (MATs) for these individuals.

Cortical Bony Thickening of the Lateral Intercondylar Wall: The Functional Attachment of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament.

Background: The anatomy of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has become the subject of much debate. There has been extensive study into attachment points of the native ligament, especially regarding the femoral attachment. Some of these studies have suggested that fibers in the ACL are of differing functional importance.

The surgical management of symptomatic articular cartilage defects of the knee: Consensus statements from United Kingdom knee surgeons.

Background: Symptomatic articular cartilage and osteochondral lesions in the knee are an important source of pain and disability, and may lead to osteoarthritis. There are several surgical treatments for the condition, with emerging data evaluating their clinical effectiveness and longer-term clinical outcome. Health care providers have challenged the indications for the use of expensive techniques and have been reluctant to authorize funding or reimbursement.