Dovetail/Slot Meniscal Transplant Technique

The dovetail technique simplifies graft preparation with a time-saving series of cuts preparing the bone component of the graft to sit securely in the recipient semi-trapezoidal slot created in the tibia. A matching semi-trapezoidal shaped recipient slot created in the tibia with a series of step drills, rasps and dilators matches the bone block preparation.Subsequent peripheral graft fixation to the capsular rim with 2-0 FiberWire® achieves the goal of creating a solid meniscal allograft construct. Preferably performed for lateral meniscal incompetence, the dovetail technique anatomically recreates the normal lateral meniscal relationships within the knee.

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The dovetail technique simplifies graft preparation with a time-saving series of cuts preparing the bone component of the graft to sit securely in the recipient semi-trapezoidal slot created in the tibia. A matching semi-trapezoidal shaped recipient slot created in the tibia with a series of step drills, rasps and dilators matches the bone block preparation.Subsequent peripheral graft fixation to the capsular rim with 2-0 FiberWire® achieves the goal of creating a solid meniscal allograft construct. Preferably performed for lateral meniscal incompetence, the dovetail technique anatomically recreates the normal lateral meniscal relationships within the knee.

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Educational Resources and Products

Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Featuring Dovetail Meniscal Allograft

Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Featuring Dovetail Meniscal Allograft

Surgical Technique Guides | English | 04/16/2020 | LT1-000177-en-US E
OTIF: Replacing the Meniscus

OTIF: Replacing the Meniscus

Orthopedia.com Video Links | English | 02/16/2022 | LINK_VID1-003225-en-US-1 A
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Orthobiologics - Next Generation in Biologics Technology
Orthobiologics - Next Generation in Biologics Technology
English | 07/02/2024 | LB1-0804-en-US Q
Knee Next Generation in Repair and Reconstruction | 2022
Knee Next Generation in Repair and Reconstruction | 2022
English | 05/18/2022 | LB1-0115-en-US AB

Orthopedia.com Video Links (1)

OTIF: Replacing the Meniscus
OTIF: Replacing the Meniscus
English | 02/16/2022 | LINK_VID1-003225-en-US-1 A