Long-term Outcomes and Survivorship of Fresh-Frozen Meniscal Allograft Transplant With Soft Tissue Fixation: Minimum 10-Year Follow-up Study

Abstract

Up to 10 years after surgery, 86% of fresh-frozen MATs with soft tissue fixation were still in situ, and satisfactory clinical results were present for about 70% of patients. Decline of clinical outcomes from midterm to long term was noted only in sports-related scores. A higher number of overall reoperations was noted in female patients, whereas a higher risk of failure was present in the patients with lateral MAT.