The Stone Research Foundation recently published a study which found biologic knee repair, as opposed to artificial replacement, could further slow arthritis progression without limiting the possibility of knee replacement in the future, according to a news release by Stone Research Foundation.
The study, published in The British Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, incorporated 119 meniscal allograft transplantations performed with articular cartilage repair. The meniscus, a cartilage ring in the knee, reinforces the articular cartilage of the joint structures. A joint that loses its meniscus over time risks developing arthritis.
The meniscal allograft replaces a damaged meniscus with a healthy meniscus in the knee. This is an alternative which Stone Research Foundation Chairman Kevin R. Stone, MD, hopes will avoid or forestall the cost and necessity of artificial knee replacement. By 2030, the number of artificial knee replacements is currently predicted to increase to 3.4 million, according to the news release.
Learn more about the The Stone Research Foundation.
Read more Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review coverage on knee replacement:
-Study: Total Knee Replacement Improves Balance in Elderly
-ConforMIS Receives CE Mark for Its iUni G2 Patient-Specific Knee Replacement System
-California Hospitals, Physicians to Begin Bundled Fees for Hip, Knee Replacements
The study, published in The British Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, incorporated 119 meniscal allograft transplantations performed with articular cartilage repair. The meniscus, a cartilage ring in the knee, reinforces the articular cartilage of the joint structures. A joint that loses its meniscus over time risks developing arthritis.
The meniscal allograft replaces a damaged meniscus with a healthy meniscus in the knee. This is an alternative which Stone Research Foundation Chairman Kevin R. Stone, MD, hopes will avoid or forestall the cost and necessity of artificial knee replacement. By 2030, the number of artificial knee replacements is currently predicted to increase to 3.4 million, according to the news release.
Learn more about the The Stone Research Foundation.
Read more Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review coverage on knee replacement:
-Study: Total Knee Replacement Improves Balance in Elderly
-ConforMIS Receives CE Mark for Its iUni G2 Patient-Specific Knee Replacement System
-California Hospitals, Physicians to Begin Bundled Fees for Hip, Knee Replacements