The use of meniscal fibrocartilage as a surface arthroplasty to effect the repair of osteochondral defects: an experimental study.
Meniscal fibrocartilage autografts, homografts, glutaraldehyde treated homografts and glutaraldehyde treated xenografts were inserted into articular defects in the rabbit patello-femoral groove. They appeared capable of restoring a functional articular surface. Considerable variation in the type of bond formed between the host and graft occurred but no evidence of rejection was observed. This tissue would appear to offer potential for restoring localized articular osteochondral defects.
D000818:Animals; D001178:Arthroplasty; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002417:Cattle; D006085:Graft Survival; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous