Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
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Bicipital tunnel disease is often unvisualized during standard diagnostic arthroscopy. Histolopathologic evidence of disease may be present even in the absence of magnetic resonance imaging findings. Surgical decision making is multifactorial.
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Editorial Comment
Editorial Commentary: Meniscus Transplantation With or Without Bone Blocks: If You Don't Have to Break It, Don't.
The C-shaped meniscus cartilages normally insert into bone around the tibial spines of the knee. As the knee joint rotates and flexes, circumferential hoop stresses are generated within the tissue, resisted by the collagen fibers that define both the insertion points and the ultrastructure of the meniscus tissue itself. For a transplanted meniscus to work normally, the biomechanical interface of the collagen fibers to the bone must be recreated.