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How to Share Guidelines in Daily Practice on Meniscus Repair, Degenerate Meniscal Lesion, and Meniscectomy

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Abstract

Meniscectomy is the most frequent or one of the most frequent orthopedic procedures all over the world. In contrast, meniscal preservation has been advocated for a long time since it preserves knee homeostasis and protects the cartilage. Numerous high-level studies demonstrated this concept.

The purpose of this ICL is to analyze the gap between scientific publications and daily practice and to see how guidelines or recommendations may promote meniscus preservation.

In two successive chapters will be covered traumatic meniscal tears where meniscus repair is the alternative to meniscectomy and degenerative meniscal lesion where conservative treatment is the first choice of treatment.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 78150, Le Chesnay, France

    Philippe Beaufils & Nicolas Pujol

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Lund University, Lund, SE-221 85, Sweden

    Martin Englund

  3. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital/Töölö Hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, Helsinki HUS, 266, 00029, Finland

    Teppo L. N. Järvinen

  4. 3B’s Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, S. Cláudio de Barco, Taipas, Guimarães, 4806-909, Portugal

    Helder Pereira

  5. ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associated Laboratory, Guimarães, Portugal

    Helder Pereira

  6. Clínica Espregueira-Mendes F.C. Porto Stadium – FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal

    Helder Pereira

  7. Orthopedic Department, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim, Vila do Conde, Portugal

    Helder Pereira

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Beaufils, P., Englund, M., Järvinen, T.L.N., Pereira, H., Pujol, N. (2014). How to Share Guidelines in Daily Practice on Meniscus Repair, Degenerate Meniscal Lesion, and Meniscectomy. In: Zaffagnini, S., Becker, R., Kerkhoffs, G., Espregueira Mendes, J., van Dijk, C. (eds) ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-53983-1_8

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