The meniscus as a cruciate ligament substitute.

Abstract

sent a major challenge to the orthopaedic surgeon. These problems persist because primary repair of the torn cruciate ligament is difficult and currently available reconstructive procedures are often inadequate, particularly with the posterior cruciate ligament. Because of this, the feasibility of cruciate ligament reconstruction by meniscus transplantation was investigated and the meniscus was used clinically in ten cases. In our research, four basic questions have been considered: