Porous polymer implant for repair of meniscal lesions: a preliminary study in dogs.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Artificial meniscal lesions extending into the avascular part of the meniscus, which do not heal by any other means, were repaired by suturing either a porous polymer implant or a synovial flap into the defect. The implant guided the ingrowth of vascular repair tissue into the defect. This fibrous tissue later on transformed into fibrocartilage. Reconstruction with a synovial flap was not successful. It appeared that healing can be achieved by implantation of a porous polymer implant in a large number of cases. Future research will be aiming at improvement of the results of meniscal repair and application of this type of polymer for repair of cartilage defects.
Medical subject headings
- Menisci, Tibial
- Polyurethanes
- Prostheses and Implants