Fibrin clot delivery system for meniscal repair.

Knee Surg Relat Res

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Published: September 2011

As meniscal preservation particularly in younger active individuals with a symptomatic meniscal tear remains the preferred treatment option, various methods have been suggested to increase healing and success rates after meniscal repair. The recent increase in clinical use of platelet rich plasma has contributed to the increased use of fibrin clot, which virtually has the same healing property. However, despite the relative ease of acquisition and preparation of fibrin clots, delivering it to the desired target area arthroscopically is challenging. Therefore, we report with a pertinent literature review a novel method of planting a fibrin clot to the desired area of meniscal tear arthroscopically using our delivery system to enhance healing.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341829PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.5792/ksrr.2011.23.3.180DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

fibrin clot
12
delivery system
8
meniscal repair
8
meniscal tear
8
meniscal
5
fibrin
4
clot delivery
4
system meniscal
4
repair meniscal
4
meniscal preservation
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!