Recorded Surgical Demonstrations - AOSSM/POSNA Pediatric Surgical Skills Course-2. Meniscal Transplant Demo

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Video Summary

In this video, Dr. Kurt Spindler and Dr. Crystal Perkins demonstrate a meniscal transplant surgery on a patient with complete or near-complete meniscal deficiency. They explain that this surgery is commonly performed on young athletic or pediatric patients who have had previous surgeries or irreparable meniscus tears. The surgeons show the steps involved in the surgery, including resecting the meniscus, creating anatomical tunnels, and passing sutures through the tunnels. They also discuss the importance of alignment and other considerations for pediatric patients, such as associated cartilage pathology and activity restrictions postoperatively. The surgeons mention that meniscal transplant surgeries are not commonly performed, but the technique is available and can be learned from a video by Dr. Perkins. The video then transitions to discussing ACL surgeries on pediatric patients.

Keywords

meniscal transplant surgery

pediatric patients

anatomical tunnels

ACL surgeries

sutures

cartilage pathology