Abstract
Scaffold products are designed for the substitution of partial meniscal defects in young patients with chronic post-meniscectomy symptoms. Of the two scaffolds currently available, the Actifit® polyurethane scaffold offers an interesting surgical option to treat these specific cases, and the preliminary and short-term published data have been promising. However, long-term data are still missing. The authors will present an overview of the basic science, their preferred surgical techniques, and literature results of the Actifit®.
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Pujol, N., Verdonk, P. (2016). Actifit Polyurethane Meniscus Scaffold: Basic Science, Techniques, and Results. In: Hulet, C., Pereira, H., Peretti, G., Denti, M. (eds) Surgery of the Meniscus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49188-1_56
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