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2. Meniscus transplant - Wikipedia

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   A meniscus transplant or meniscal transplant is a transplant of the meniscus of the knee, which separates the thigh bone from the lower leg bone . The worn or damaged meniscus is removed and is replaced with a new one from a donor. The meniscus to be transplanted is taken from a cadaver, and, as such, is known as an allograft.

3. Microfracture surgery - Wikipedia

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   One study has shown a success rate of 75 to 80 percent among patients 45 years of age or younger. [21] [22] It is an outpatient procedure and causes only small discomfort. The harder part is the restrictions that are placed on the patient during the post-operative recovery period. This can be a major challenge for many patients.

4. Meniscal cartilage replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   The population for whom meniscal transplantation is appropriate has expanded. Survival data from a recent, long-term follow-up study shows that meniscal transplantation is also successful in older, arthritic patients with a success rate of 89.4% (42 of 47 transplants) at an average of 4.4 years.

5. Health and Wellness: How mobility, strength are key to ... - AOL

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   For most people, especially those over the age of 40, there’s a 70-80% chance you can get full relief of your knee pain after meniscus tear, without any type of surgery or procedure. This is not ...

6. Bulls' Lonzo Ball reveals he underwent rare meniscus ... - AOL

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   In March 2023, Ball had a cartilage transplant procedure on the knee after a torn meniscus in January 2022. That surgery, in which damaged cartilage is repaired with cartilage cells from the ...

7. Towns to have surgery on torn meniscus, out at least 4 weeks

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   This isn't the first time in recent Wolves history that a meniscus injury affected the teams' late-season playoff push. In 2018, Jimmy Butler had surgery to repair a torn meniscus with 19 games ...