Repair of a Chronic Large Meniscal Defect With Implantation of Autogenous Meniscal Fragments Using a Tubular-Shaped Fibrin Clot

We present a technique to implant autogenous meniscal fragments using a fibrin clot to repair a large degenerative meniscal defect. A total of 25 mL of the patient's blood is agitated for 10 minutes using a stainless steel swizzle stick in a sterile glass syringe. The elastic fibrin clot subseq...

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Main Authors: Tamiko Kamimura, M.D., Masashi Kimura, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Arthroscopy Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221262871730350X