title: [Meniscus replacement].
abstract: Partial meniscectomy and meniscus reconstruction are the procedures of choice for the majority of symptomatic meniscus lesions. If total meniscectomy cannot be avoided or was already performed, there is a risk of osteoarthritis, especially in the unstable knee. Different approaches of meniscus replacement are under experimental and clinical investigation at present. Replacement by a tendon autograft, by a meniscus allograft, by a prosthesis or by a collagenous scaffold are discussed. This article is an up-date on the current situation today.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik, Medizinischen Hochschule im Annastift e.V., Hannover.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kohn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D012756:Sheep; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen
vernacular_title: Meniskusersatz.