title: Association of a hi-tech with a bio-tech technique in the treatment of early osteoarthritis of the knee: a case report.
abstract: Meniscal replacement to treat early osteoarthritis of the knee after meniscectomy may be accompanied by other surgical procedures to treat factors predisposing to a negative intervention outcome. Overload of the medial compartment in slight varus can be reduced by applying the new KineSpring system, which can promote the best possible outcome of a biodegradable meniscal scaffold implantation, without producing biomechanical and anatomical alterations of the joint. This is the first case report on the combination of these hi-tech and bio-tech techniques.
authors.affiliation: Knee Surgery Department, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco Mattia
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Uboldi
authors.affiliation: Knee Surgery Department, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrua
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parente
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pasqualotto
authors.affiliation: Knee Surgery Department, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berruto
keywords: KineSpring; knee; meniscus; osteoarthritis; scaffold