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    Here's some...

    Here's some previous topics of meniscus transplant surgery If you are considering one in the future.
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    Yep. Why don't you visit Stone clinic...

    Yep. Why don't you visit Stone clinic and him what he thinks about meniscus allograft transplant surgery.
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    Hi Guys, Take it easy if you had major...

    Hi Guys,

    Take it easy if you had major meniscectomy. Without the menisci, the forces on the knee joint are concentrated onto a small area, leading to damage and degeneration of the articular...
  4. I think I'm there in near future. Here's...

    I think I'm there in near future. Here's some patients discussion of unicompartmental knee replacement.
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    Here's nice tutorial what happens in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
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    Hi, Interesting topic ->...

    Hi,

    Interesting topic -> http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2011/8038.html , but is stem cell treatment safe? I understood that stem cell treatment is still in trial phase and need more research?
    Here's...
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    Professional skier, Matt Reardon is talking about...

    Professional skier, Matt Reardon is talking about his meniscus allograft transplant surgery and current activities.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxj5GgmrKmQ
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    Hi, Here is...

    Hi,

    Here is Actifit one year results published in the American Journal of sport Medicine. Study shows impressive results and Actifit is soon in US market too.

    Results: Tissue ingrowth at 3...
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    Hi, You might like to read this chapter...

    Hi,

    You might like to read this chapter from the book called 'The Meniscus'.
    Here's a variety of clinical studies about meniscus transplants.
    Here's Long-term survival of concurrent meniscus...
  10. Thread: Knee - choices

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    Hi, If you can run after meniscectomy, I think...

    Hi,

    If you can run after meniscectomy, I think you have no problems skiing. Try to search earlier meniscus topics, also Kneeguru has lots of topics around meniscus.

    Good luck.
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    Hi Mack, Yep. I have had my first Hyalgan...

    Hi Mack,

    Yep. I have had my first Hyalgan hyaluronic acid injection last week. My doctor is giving two more injections coming in forthcoming weeks. I'm a bit suspicious towards hyaluronic acid...
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    Hi there, I have been using Unloader One for...

    Hi there,

    I have been using Unloader One for about 2 months and it really helps to reduce pain in medial side. I wear the medial unloader for about 16 hours every day, with no problem.
    ...
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    Do you know what is happening right now inside...

    Do you know what is happening right now inside your knee? Do you have MRI-pictures? What ortho surgeon said, after operation? Is your articular cartilage damaged already?

    Have you talked to you're...
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    Hi guys, Try to avoid severe damage to the...

    Hi guys,

    Try to avoid severe damage to the articular cartilage after meniscectomy. I have damaged my cartilage in the medial side of tibia and femur. Grade 3 arthritis says my radiologist, after...
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    Splat, osteotomy is well justififiable treatment...

    Splat, osteotomy is well justififiable treatment for bow legged patients. With bow legs you have too much pressure in your knee's medial side and it usually leads to wear and tear to the articular...
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    Hi, If you live near San Fransisco, maybe you...

    Hi,

    If you live near San Fransisco, maybe you could visit dr. Stone -> http://www.stoneclinic.com/fit-wishes-newsletter-2011 . I have understood that Stone is one of the leading meniscus experts....
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    Angel, I'm sorry about your knee. Do you want to...

    Angel, I'm sorry about your knee. Do you want to share your knee's story with us? Is it possible to repair your articular cartilage with ACI treatment with meniscus transplant? Check out this topic...
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    Hi, Ouch. What happened to your knee? Without...

    Hi,

    Ouch. What happened to your knee? Without both lateral and medial meniscic, your in high risk to get arthritis in the future.

    You might like to read about meniscus transplant procedure, ...
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    Wics, do You still have the pain in your knee?...

    Wics, do You still have the pain in your knee? Are you sure you haven't damaged your knee's articular cartilage?
    It is not uncommon that cartilage brakes down in the same trauma that teared...
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    Splat, have you considered meniscus transplant?...

    Splat, have you considered meniscus transplant? How old are you? I have read that best results are with young patience.
    I'm 35- years old now and I haven't decided yet about MT surgery.
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    Fix you're meniscus as soon as you can. I waited...

    Fix you're meniscus as soon as you can. I waited too long and I lost in january about 80% medial meniscus. I have constant knee pain after meniscectomy. I miss my old meniscus soo much.
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    Dude, I live in tiny Finland and...

    Dude, I live in tiny Finland and osteoarthritis-brace market area is really small here. Of course I have talked to my ortho and PT about OA-braces but they didn't have enough experience especially...
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    Splat, what OA-brace have you used? I'm...

    Splat, what OA-brace have you used? I'm considering between CTi OA and Defiance OA but it's hard to choose because they are both custom made and we can't test the brace before ordering the brace....
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    What happened to you're knee? I hope that you and...

    What happened to you're knee? I hope that you and I have many great year's in outdoor activities before knee replacement :smile:

    Ossur and Don Joy representatives told me that dynamic unloader...
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    Yep, I agree with you and my primary goal is to...

    Yep, I agree with you and my primary goal is to reduce knee pain in my daily routines. I understand that without medial meniscus I can't do any more high impact sports. If unloader brace is going to...
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    Hi guys, Jerlane, I'm afraid that you're...

    Hi guys,



    Jerlane, I'm afraid that you're right about the fact that day to day activity will lead to arthritis in my knee. That makes me sad but I have to do what I can to delay arthiris as...
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    I'm so sorry about arthritis in you're knees :-/...

    I'm so sorry about arthritis in you're knees :-/ . How are you doing with pain?
    Maybe OA brace would help you too.
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    OA brace after medial meniscetomy

    Hi there,

    I have been studying about OA-braces and I believe that they will help to reduce pain and using them will slow down prolong development of knee arthrosis in many cases. I am trying to...
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    Mark, thanks for presentation...

    Mark, thanks for presentation. I have been reading clinical studies about HTO and I believe too that it will help slow down prolong development of knee arthrosis in many cases. I have to consider HTO...
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    Hi, I added answers (with red letters) from...

    Hi,

    I added answers (with red letters) from Orteq .
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    Mark, I would like to understand more about...

    Mark, I would like to understand more about Tomofix plate and operation. What is the reason for bone graft operation? How does that helps in this situation?

    Thanks in advance. I don't smoke :)
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    Thanks! 3 orthopaedic from 4 has recommended HTO...

    Thanks! 3 orthopaedic from 4 has recommended HTO to me. I have understood that HTO would give me couple of more years to prevent total knee replacement.

    By the way, what is you're professional...
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    Hi! I have now new x-ray and MRI-pictures from...

    Hi!

    I have now new x-ray and MRI-pictures from my knee. X-ray shows that I have joint space narrowing in my knee's medial side. That is probably the reason which is causing constant pain. One...
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    Hi! Splat, I'm trying to understand more about...

    Hi!

    Splat, I'm trying to understand more about Orteq's Actifit and trying to find answers listed below. Have You found any answers?

    1. I would highly appreciate possibility to read the European...
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    We have previous discussions about Actifit in...

    We have previous discussions about Actifit in KneeGuru. If you're interested in this topic you can read it here.

    So true about opinions. I have found only one person who has had Acfitit surgery...
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    Actifit in treating meniscal tears

    Hi there,

    I had surgery done in january 2010, and had about 70-80% my medial meniscus removed from many tears. After 9 months I have constant pain and can only swim and not much more. I had the...
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    Splat, company called Regenexx says that they can...

    Splat, company called Regenexx says that they can fix meniscus tears with stem cell treatment. Here is introduction what they do. I'm a bit sceptical that they can really isolate and grow enough stem...
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    Splat, I have all most the same situation in my...

    Splat, I have all most the same situation in my knee as you have. Are you able to ski with your knee? I have so much pain in my knee after meniscectomy that I will sell all my telemark gear. I want...
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    Hi there, I'm 35- years old athlete and I...

    Hi there,

    I'm 35- years old athlete and I broke my meniscus in skiing accident in january 2010. 2 weeks after accident I went to meniscectomy and orthopaedic took about 80% away from my medial...
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    Hi there, Nice pictures. Looks great :) We...

    Hi there,

    Nice pictures. Looks great :)
    We are going to Madonna di Campiglio at week 10. Do you know some affordable price accomodation at Madonna? it seem's that it's pretty expensive village....
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    We climbed to Fuji's west face Subaru line about...

    We climbed to Fuji's west face Subaru line about week ago. Weird thing is that Fuji is closed between 9am - 18 pm at winter season. Maybe thay are affraid that someone is stealing mountain away ;) We...
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    Hi guys, We found some nice north face slopes...

    Hi guys,

    We found some nice north face slopes at Hakuba. There's lots of dry snow out here.
    By the way, we can highly recommend Nick and Hiro's lodge. Our hosts are nice and there's lot's of nice...
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    Yep, Fattwins had free room for us so we're going...

    Yep, Fattwins had free room for us so we're going to Hakuba Powder Lodging.

    By the way, has someone skied down from Fuji? I did search here previous topics but it's surprisingly quiet about Fuji....
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    I'm answering to myself to travelling question....

    I'm answering to myself to travelling question. It's easiest to take train from Bludenz to Munchen. If i understood correctly there should be somekind of transport from Gargellen to Bludenz.

    I...
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    Gargellen at Montafon in March

    Hi there,

    We are planning trip to Gargellen at Montafon valley in March. Not much talk about Gargellen here at TGR but I have understood that it's good place.

    Do you have some good tips where...
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    I have read dozens of good topics about Japan...

    I have read dozens of good topics about Japan http://www.juhahaanpera.com/images/smilies/surf1.gif.
    Hakuba sounds so good that we gonna go there. Niseko, Hakkoda and other resorts sounds good too...
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    Yepyep, I found many topics about skiing in...

    Yepyep, I found many topics about skiing in Japan. I think that Hakuba, Niseko or Hakkoda are best choices for backcountry skiing.
    We ski with telemark skis so lifts are not necessary. Of course...
  48. Thread: JAPAN POW TR

    by Juha_74
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    Samuel, What was this ski center called and...

    Samuel,
    What was this ski center called and where is it located? Was there any offpiste skiing allowed?
    Thanks.
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    Skiing to Japan, where should we go?

    Hi there,

    We are travelling from Finland to Japan for two weeks in the middle of February. We would love to go skiing at least for one week to Japan alps or farthest north island Hokkaido. However...
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