Meet the editors

Dr. Taiceer Abdulwahab is an orthopedic surgeon at Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, and Clinical Lecturer of Orthopedic Surgery at the College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Healthcare City. He holds a Master of Surgery (ChM) degree in Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery from the University of Edinburgh School of Medicine in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of

Edinburgh, UK. He received his MSc in Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery from Warwick School of Medicine, University of Warwick, UK. Dr. Abdulwahab obtained his primary medical qualification, MB, and ChB from the Bristol School of Medicine, University of Bristol, UK. He has presented at various international conferences, published in peer-reviewed journals, and served as principal investigator in several randomized controlled trials. He is a trauma doctor for the annual Emirates Rugby Sevens. He has a special interest in sports surgery, particularly arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery.

Karl Fredrik Almqvist is an internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon whose main area of interest is knee surgery. His expertise covers the whole range of knee conditions from sports injuries to knee replacement. He trained at the University of Ghent in Belgium and worked at the Ghent University Hospital where he was Head of Clinic, Department of Physical Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery, prior to moving to Dubai in 2014. He

also has considerable teaching experience and is an assistant professor in physiotherapy and orthopedic surgery at Ghent University. Prof. Dr. Almqvist has published extensively and written a number of book chapters. He is a regular speaker at international meetings and is on the editorial board of or is a reviewer for major sports orthopedic journals. He is active in a number of orthopedic organizations, and is the past Chairman of the Sports Committee of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, as well as the past Chairman of the Cartilage Committee of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

Vehicles

*by James Melrose*

Meniscus Tears and Review of the Literature

*by Abdülkadir Sari, Burak Günaydin and Yaşar Mahsut Dinçel*

Arthroscopic Anatomy of the Knee Joint and Portals *by Vaso Kecojevic, Vladimir Harhaji and Srđan Ninković*

Bio-Engineered Meniscus for Tissue Engineering *by Azran Azhim, Najian Ibrahim and Fatihah Yusof*

**Preface III**

Anatomy of the Meniscus **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Arthroscopic Evaluation of the Meniscus **21**

**Chapter 2 23**

Bioengineering **41**

**Chapter 3 43**

**Chapter 4 77**

Novel Approaches in Meniscal Repair Utilizing Mesenchymal Stem Cells, New Generation Bioscaffolds and Biological Adhesives as Cell Delivery

## Contents


Preface

The principal aim of this book is to provide the arthroscopic orthopaedic surgeon with a clear, concise account of the anatomy, pathology, and conservative and

Meniscal lesions are extremely common, and arthroscopic meniscal surgery is one of the most common orthopaedic surgical procedures performed. Therefore the first section of this book ensures an adequate understanding of the anatomy and related pathological process involved in order to provide the reader with a basis for

The art of meniscal surgery involves many steps, with ever-evolving techniques and implants. It is essential to perform an adequate arthroscopic technique to access all anterior, middle, and posterior thirds of the medial and lateral compartments and

The final section discusses meniscal preservation techniques, where the aim is to reconstruct a bioengineered meniscus. This is achieved through a combination of scaffolding techniques augmented with biological (extracellular matrix), chemical (acids, enzymes), and physical methods such as sonication decellurisation techniques.

This book has been prepared during a period of widespread debate on, and evolution in, the conservative, surgical, and biological techniques for managing meniscal

This text will help consolidate the current evidence to enable the development of

**Dr. Taiceer Abdulwahab** Orthopaedic Surgeon Mediclinic City Hospital

College of Medicine

**Karl Almqvist**

Dubai Healthcare City, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Healthcare City, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Healthcare City, United Arab Emirates

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Clinical Lecturer of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Mediclinic City Hospital

operative surgical techniques in the management of meniscal lesions.

the central pivot, as described in the second section of the book.

the diagnosis and treatment of meniscal pathology.

optimal management plans for meniscal injuries.

lesions.
