Meniscus allograft transplantation for biologic knee preservation: gold standard or dilemma?

Janina Kaarre^{1

2

3

4}, Zachary J Herman⁵, Bálint Zsidai^{6

7}, Alberto Grassi⁸, Stefano Zaffagnini⁸, Kristian Samuelsson^{6

7

9}, Volker Musahl⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. janina.kaarre@gu.se.
² Sahlgrenska Sports Medicine Center (SSMC), Gothenburg, Sweden. janina.kaarre@gu.se.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center, University of Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, USA. janina.kaarre@gu.se.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden. janina.kaarre@gu.se.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center, University of Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, USA.
⁶ Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁷ Sahlgrenska Sports Medicine Center (SSMC), Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁸ IIa Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
⁹ Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.

Editorial

Janina Kaarre et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2023 Sep.

. 2023 Sep;31(9):3579-3581.

doi: 10.1007/s00167-022-07187-w. Epub 2022 Oct 7.

Janina Kaarre^{1

2

3

4}, Zachary J Herman⁵, Bálint Zsidai^{6

7}, Alberto Grassi⁸, Stefano Zaffagnini⁸, Kristian Samuelsson^{6

7

9}, Volker Musahl⁵

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. janina.kaarre@gu.se.
² Sahlgrenska Sports Medicine Center (SSMC), Gothenburg, Sweden. janina.kaarre@gu.se.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center, University of Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, USA. janina.kaarre@gu.se.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden. janina.kaarre@gu.se.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center, University of Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, USA.
⁶ Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁷ Sahlgrenska Sports Medicine Center (SSMC), Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁸ IIa Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
⁹ Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.

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