A professional athlete functionally active 10 years after an arthroscopic lateral collagen meniscus implant

Giulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli; Giada Lullini; Eugenio Cammisa; Alberto Leardini; Stefano Zaffagnini

doi:10.1007/s00167-020-05876-y

A professional athlete functionally active 10 years after an arthroscopic lateral collagen meniscus implant

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Jan;29(1):117-119. doi: 10.1007/s00167-020-05876-y. Epub 2020 Feb 3.

Authors

Giulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli¹, Giada Lullini², Eugenio Cammisa³, Alberto Leardini², Stefano Zaffagnini³

Affiliations

¹ II Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, DIBINEM-University of Bologna, via Pupilli, 1, 40136, Bologna, Italy. marcheggianimuccioli@me.com.
² Laboratorio di Analisi del Movimento e di Valutazione Funzionale Protesi, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
³ II Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, DIBINEM-University of Bologna, via Pupilli, 1, 40136, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 32016579
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-020-05876-y

Abstract

The case of a former high-level professional soccer player is presented at 10-year follow-up after arthroscopically implanted lateral Collagen Meniscus Implant (CMI). The patient achieved a full-knee functional recovery and a complete sport resumption to the same pre-injury level for several soccer seasons and he is still performing semi-professional soccer activity (minor league) 10 years after surgery.Level of evidence Case Report. Level IV.

Keywords: Arthroscopy; Knee; Lateral collagen meniscus implant; Professional soccer player.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthroscopy / methods
Athletes*
Athletic Injuries / surgery
Collagen / therapeutic use*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Knee Joint / surgery
Male
Menisci, Tibial / surgery
Prostheses and Implants
Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Recovery of Function
Soccer / injuries*
Tibial Meniscus Injuries / surgery*

Substances

Collagen