High-grade preoperative osteoarthritis of the index compartment is a major predictor of meniscal allograft failure.
Philipp W WinklerNyaluma N WagalaJonathan D HughesVolker MusahlPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2022)
High-grade preoperative OA of the index compartment was found to be a significant and clinically relevant predictor of meniscal allograft failure. Surgeons should be aware of the impact of OA on meniscal allograft survival, which needs to be considered in patient counseling and surgical indication for MAT in patients.
Keyphrases
- high grade
- low grade
- end stage renal disease
- knee osteoarthritis
- patients undergoing
- kidney transplantation
- newly diagnosed
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- ejection fraction
- anterior cruciate ligament
- chronic kidney disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported