Meniscal allograft transplantation in the Netherlands: About patients’ history and satisfaction

Moving without pain and discomfort is possible due to the menisci in the knee. An injury at the menisci can lead to disability and pain. A meniscectomy can be a solution for meniscal injuries. However due to the increased contact stresses and peak stresses on the cartilage surfaces, the risk of osteoarthritis increases after this treatment. For young patients with a post-meniscectomized, symptomatic knee a meniscal allograft transplantation can result in less post-meniscectomized symptoms including swelling, loss of function and pain. In order to assess the benefits of this transplantation, a lot of research has been done. Literature shows better functional outcome after MAT after short- and long term follow-up. Nonetheless it is not clear what the history of this patient population is and how patients'satisfaction is measured in a different way than with Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs).

Patients's satisfaction will be good independable of the time interval between follow-up and meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT). Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) will be significantly higher postoperative compared to preoperative.

July 2017

postal questionnaires:Tegner score, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), EuroQol-5-Dimension (EQ5D), questionnaire on satisfaction, including anchor question, questionnaire on medical history