MENISCAL REPLACEMENT USING A POROUS POLYMER PROSTHESIS - A PRELIMINARY-STUDY IN THE DOG

Citation
J. Klompmaker et al., MENISCAL REPLACEMENT USING A POROUS POLYMER PROSTHESIS - A PRELIMINARY-STUDY IN THE DOG, Biomaterials, 17(12), 1996, pp. 1169-1175
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical","Materials Science, Biomaterials
Journal title
ISSN journal
01429612
Volume
17
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1169 - 1175
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-9612(1996)17:12<1169:MRUAPP>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A porous polyurethane prosthesis was used to replace the lateral menis cus in the dog. After an initial ingrowth of fibrous tissue, the prost heses became filled with tissue strongly resembling normal meniscal fi brocartilage. Although less severe than seen after total meniscectomy, cartilage degeneration was frequent, possibly because tissue ingrowth in the prostheses occurred too slowly. Porous polymers can be useful for replacement of the meniscus, provided that chemical and physical p roperties are optimized. (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Limited.