Arthroscopically assisted medial meniscal allograft transplantation using a modified bone plug to facilitate passage: surgical technique.

ABSTRACT

This article describes a novel medial meniscal allograft transplantation method that permits easy passage of posterior bone plugs and facilitates bone-to-bone healing. With this method, an anterior bone plug with a long cylindrical shape is prepared, and the posterior bone plug is prepared using only a 2-mm deep, flat bone shell containing cancellous material with 6 baseball Ethibond stitches placed around it. The graft is divided into 3 portions, and boundaries of each are marked. Using a posteromedial portal, the posterior bony bed is prepared directly, and the exact anatomic location is visualized. This modified method facilitates graft passage as well as bone-to-bone healing.