title: Arthroscopic lateral collagen meniscus implant in a professional soccer player.
abstract: A case of an arthroscopically implanted lateral Collagen Meniscus Implant in a 24-year-old professional soccer player is reported. This meniscal scaffold was able to improve knee function and reduce pain in this symptomatic meniscectomized young athlete at 36-month follow-up. This is the first case of an arthroscopic lateral collagen meniscal scaffold implanted in a high-level soccer player described in literature.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinic and Biomechanics Laboratory, Codivilla-Putti Research Center, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli-University of Bologna, via di Barbiano, 1/10, 40100, Bologna, Italy. s.zaffagnini@biomec.ior.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zaffagnini
authors.forename: Giulio Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Marcheggiani Muccioli
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bonanzinga
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filardo
authors.forename: Angello
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canales Passalacqua
authors.forename: Maurilio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcacci
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D003094:Collagen; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen