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CC-BY-NC-ND license · Joints 2015; 03(04): 221-224
DOI: 10.11138/jts/2015.3.4.221
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Association of a hi-tech with a bio-tech technique in the treatment of early osteoarthritis of the knee: a case report

Authors

  • Francesco Mattia Uboldi

    1   Knee Surgery Department, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy

  • Paolo Ferrua

    1   Knee Surgery Department, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy

  • Andrea Parente

    2   Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Milan, Italy

  • Stefano Pasqualotto

    2   Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Milan, Italy

  • Massimo Berruto

    1   Knee Surgery Department, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Publication Date:
15 September 2017 (online)

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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.

Key Words

KineSpring - knee - meniscus - osteoarthritis - scaffold