Regeneration of Meniscal Cartilage with Use of a Collagen Scaffold. Analysis of Preliminary Data* by KEVIN R. STONE, J. RICHARD STEADMAN, WILLIAM G. RODKEY,

Regeneration of Meniscal Cartilage with Use of a Collagen Scaffold. Analysis of Preliminary Data*

by KEVIN R. STONE, J. RICHARD STEADMAN, WILLIAM G. RODKEY, and SHU-TUNG LI

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 79(12):1770-7

December 1, 1997

©1997 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Fig. 1 Photograph of the collagen meniscal implant.

KEVIN R. STONE et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1997;79:1770-7


Fig. 2 Scanning electron micrograph of a cross section of the collagen meniscal implant.



Fig. 3 Drawings showing insertion and suturing of the collagen meniscal implant.



Fig. 4 Drawings showing insertion and suturing of the collagen meniscal implant.



Fig. 5 The sizes and shapes of the meniscal lesions as well as the menisci after placement of the collagen meniscal implant.



Fig. 6-A Magnetic resonance image of a meniscal lesion (arrow) six months after placement of the collagen meniscal implant.



Fig. 6-B Magnetic resonance image of a meniscal lesion (arrow) twelve months after placement of the collagen meniscal implant.



Fig. 7-A Intraoperative photograph of a meniscal lesion before and after placement of the collagen meniscal implant.



Fig. 7-B Photograph of a meniscal lesion, made at second-look arthroscopy, six months after placement of the collagen meniscal implant.



Fig. 8 Histological appearance of regenerated tissue (arrow) six months after placement of the collagen meniscal implant.



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Regeneration of Meniscal Cartilage with Use of a Collagen Scaffold. Analysis of Preliminary Data* by KEVIN R. STONE, J. RICHARD STEADMAN, WILLIAM G. RODKEY,