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15.06.2023 | Original Paper

Meniscal allograft transplantation, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and valgus high tibial osteotomy for meniscal-deficient, unstable, and varus knees: surgical technique and clinical outcomes

verfasst von: Stefano Zaffagnini, Iacopo Romandini, Giuseppe Filardo, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Alberto Grassi

Erschienen in: International Orthopaedics | Ausgabe 10/2023

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to determine the clinical and functional outcome of a salvage surgical approach with the combined procedures meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT), anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), and high tibial osteotomy (HTO), in a cohort of patients treated for complex knee lesions evaluated up to a mid-term follow-up.

Methods

Eight patients (38.8 ± 4.6 years, 88% males) were treated arthroscopically with MAT without bone plugs combined with primary or revision ACLR and HTO and evaluated at basal, at a minimum of two years (short follow-up), and at a mean follow-up of 5.1 years (mid-term follow-up) with the VAS score for pain, Lysholm score, IKDC subjective score, WOMAC Osteoarthritis index, and Tegner score. Physical examination (Lachman and pivot-shift tests, arthrometer assessment) and radiographic evaluation (pre- and post-operative x-rays) were obtained. Complications and failures were also recorded.

Results

A statistically significant improvement was observed from baseline to five years in all clinical scores. In particular, the IKDC subjective score improved from 33.3 ± 20.7 to 73.1 ± 18.4 at short follow-up (p < 0.05), up to 78.3 ± 9.8 at the final follow-up (p < 0.05). A similar trend was demonstrated with the Lysholm, VAS, WOMAC, and Tegner score, even though only one patient reached the pre-injury activity level. Two patients had a worsening of the Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade from preoperative (grade 1) to final follow-up (grade 2). No major complications and surgical failures were documented.

Conclusion

The combined procedure of MAT, ACLR, and HTO presents few complications and failures and showed to be a valid option to reduce pain, recover knee function, and slow down the osteoarthritis process even in complex patients, with good and stable results up to a mid-term follow-up.

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Titel: Meniscal allograft transplantation, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and valgus high tibial osteotomy for meniscal-deficient, unstable, and varus knees: surgical technique and clinical outcomes
verfasst von: Stefano Zaffagnini
Iacopo Romandini
Giuseppe Filardo
Giacomo Dal Fabbro
Alberto Grassi
Publikationsdatum: 15.06.2023
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: International Orthopaedics / Ausgabe 10/2023
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-023-05846-2

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