Review Article

Incidence and Extent of Graft Extrusion following Meniscus Allograft Transplantation

Table 1

Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis.

AuthorsYearStudy typeSample sizeMeasured parametersMean time from surgery to MRI

Abat et al. [10]2012RCSMMAT (26), LMAT (29)PME3.5 years
Ahn et al. [11] 2016RCSMMAT (23), LMAT (41)AE, RPE1 year
Choi et al. [12]2011RCSLMAT (23)AE6 months
De Coninck et al. [13]2013RCSMMAT (7), LMAT (14)AE, PME1 year
Gonzalez-Lucena et al. [14]2010RCSMMAT (14), LMAT (19)RPE5 years
Ha et al. [7]2010RCSMMAT (15), LMAT (14)AE, RPE2 years
Ha et al. [15]2011RCSMMAT (18)AE, RPEAt least 1 year
Jang et al. [16]2011RCSMMAT (5), LMAT (13)AE, RPE, PME2.5 years
Jeon et al. [17]2015RCSWithout distinction of MMAT or LMAT (88)AE, RPE, PME1 year
Jiang et al. [18]2014RCSWithout distinction of MMAT or LMAT (18)AE4.2 years
Kim et al. [19]2011RCSLMAT (28)AE, RPE3.4 years
Kim et al. [20]2012RCSWithout distinction of MMAT or LMAT (108)AE, RPE2.4 years
Koh et al. [21]2012RCSMMAT (26), LMAT (73)AE, RPE2 years
Lee et al. [2]2008RCSWithout distinction of MMAT or LMAT (21)AE, RPE, PME6 weeks
Lee et al. [22]2010RCSWithout distinction of MMAT or LMAT (43)AE, PME1 year
Lee et al. [23]2012RCSLMAT (49)AE, RPE, PMEImmediate postoperative
Lee et al. [24]2015RCSMMAT (51), LMAT (84)AE, RPE, PMEImmediate postoperative
Noyes et al. [9]2004RCSWithout distinction of MMAT or LMAT (29)AE3 years
Verdonk et al. [25]2004RCSLMAT (17)AE2 years
Yoon et al. [26]2011RCSLMAT (11)AE1 year
Yoon et al. [27]2014RCSMMAT (11), LMAT (24)AE, RPE, PME1 year

M(L)MAT, medial (lateral) meniscus allograft transplantation; RCS, retrospective comparison study; AE, absolute extrusion; RPE, relative percentage of extrusion; PME, proportion of major extrusion.