The human meniscus: a review of anatomy, function, injury, and advances in treatment

AJS Fox, F Wanivenhaus, AJ Burge… - Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Meniscal injuries are recognized as a cause of significant musculoskeletal morbidity. The
menisci are vital for the normal function and long‐term health of the knee joint. The purpose …

Meniscal repair: the current state and recent advances in augmentation

S Bansal, ER Floyd, MA Kowalski… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Meniscal injuries represent one of the most common orthopedic injuries. The most frequent
treatment is partial resection of the meniscus, or meniscectomy, which can affect joint …

An injectable extracellular matrix derived hydrogel for meniscus repair and regeneration

J Wu, Q Ding, A Dutta, Y Wang, Y Huang, H Weng… - Acta biomaterialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Tissue-derived extracellular matrix (ECM) biomaterials to regenerate the meniscus have
gained increasing attention in treating meniscus injuries and diseases, particularly for aged …

Hydrogel adhesives for generalized wound treatment: Design and applications

M Li, G Pan, H Zhang, B Guo - Journal of Polymer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wound refers to the place where human body is injured and ruptured. So, wounds in a
broad sense include not only skin wounds, but also damages of muscle, corneal, heart, and …

Fibrinogen and fibrin based micro and nano scaffolds incorporated with drugs, proteins, cells and genes for therapeutic biomedical applications

T Rajangam, SSA An - International journal of nanomedicine, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past two decades, many types of natural and synthetic polymer-based micro-and
nanocarriers, with exciting properties and applications, have been developed for application …

Meniscus repair and regeneration: review on current methods and research potential

C Scotti, MT Hirschmann, P Antinolfi, I Martin… - European cells & …, 2013 - air.unimi.it
A laser-illuminated Fabry-Perot cavity with a finesse of 83000 and power dissipation of a few
μW is tested at room temperature. The sensitivity to changes in the length of the cavity is …

Platelet-rich plasma for open meniscal repair in young patients: any benefit?

N Pujol, E Salle De Chou, P Boisrenoult… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Many studies have demonstrated that injection of various growth factors including
platelet-derived growth factor could increase meniscal cell activity and stimulate repair. The …

Biopolymers and polymers in the search of alternative treatments for meniscal regeneration: state of the art and future trends

CA Murphy, JB Costa, J Silva-Correia, JM Oliveira… - Applied materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the meniscus and the biomaterials involved in meniscal repair and
regeneration. Clinical issues associated with the meniscus are introduced and treatment …

The role of the lysyl oxidases in tissue repair and remodeling: a concise review

L Cai, X Xiong, X Kong, J Xie - Tissue engineering and regenerative …, 2017 - Springer
Tissue injury provokes a series of events containing inflammation, new tissue formation and
tissue remodeling which are regulated by the spatially and temporally coordinated …

Tissue engineering for total meniscal substitution: animal study in sheep model—results at 12 months

E Kon, G Filardo, M Tschon, M Fini… - … Engineering Part A, 2012 - liebertpub.com
The aim of the study was to investigate the use of a hyaluronic acid/polycaprolactone
material for meniscal tissue engineering and to evaluate the tissue regeneration after the …