Germany has a high demand in meniscal allograft transplantation but is subject to health economic and legal challenges: a survey of the German Knee Society

• Published in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 2352 - 2357
• Main Authors: Winkler, Philipp W., Faber, Svea, Balke, Maurice, Metzlaff, Sebastian, Niethammer, Thomas R., Roessler, Philip P., Henkelmann, Ralf, Kurme, Alexander, Colcuc, Sebastian, Zimmermann, Gerald, Petersen, Wolf, Diermeier, Theresa A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2022; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Allografts; Availability; Bone grafts; Cryopreservation; Ethanol; Fixation; Grafting; Jurisdiction; Knee; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Meniscus; Orthopedics; Patients; Peracetic acid; Polls & surveys; Reimbursement; Sports Medicine; Surveys; Transplantation; Germany; Post-meniscectomy syndrome; Biologic knee reconstruction; Fixation technique; Allograft; Reconstructive surgery; Meniscus deficiency

Purpose To determine the current status and demand of meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) in Germany among members of the German Knee Society (= Deutsche Kniegesellschaft; DKG). Methods An online survey was conducted between May 2021 and June 2021 and sent to all members of the DKG. The survey...