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Surgical Techniques

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In contrast to the use of deep-frozen allografts, a strict time schedule from harvest to transplantation is mandatory for viable allografts. The transplantation of viable meniscal allografts implies the availability of viable donor tissues, cultured in vitro immediately following harvest. Sizing of the graft is critical for correct implantation.

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    Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Monica Ziekenhuizen, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium.

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    Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University Hospital, De pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. e-mail: Rene.verdonk@ugent.be

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    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital de la Sta Creu i Sant Pau, ICATME- Institut Universitari Dexeus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, St AM Claret, 167, 08025 Barcelona, Spain. e-mail: Pgelber@santpau.cat

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    Clínica Espregueira-Mendes, Estádio do Dragão, 4350-415 Porto, Portugal. e-mail: heldermdpereira@gmail.com

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    Clínica Espregueira-Mendes, Estádio do Dragão, 4350-415 Porto, Portugal. e-mail: jem@espregueira.com,

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    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital de la Sta Creu i Sant Pau, ICATME- Institut Universitari Dexeus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, St AM Claret, 167, 08025 Barcelona, Spain. e-mail: Jmonllau@santpau.cat

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University Hospital, De pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Rene Verdonk

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    René Verdonk

  2. Clínica Espregueira Mendes, Estádio do Dragão, Porto, 4350-415, Portugal

    João Espregueira Mendes

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    Joan Carles Monllau

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Verdonk, R. (2013). Surgical Techniques. In: Verdonk, R., Espregueira Mendes, J., Monllau, J. (eds) Meniscal Transplantation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38106-5_4

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