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01-09-2013 | Historical Paper

Thomas Annandale: the first meniscus repair

Authors: Berardo Di Matteo, Vittorio Tarabella, Giuseppe Filardo, Anna Viganò, Patrizia Tomba, Maurilio Marcacci

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 9/2013

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A biographical insight about nineteenth century Scottish surgeon Thomas Annandale (1838–1907), describing his life and his milestone contribution to the orthopaedics field, particularly analysing the first meniscus repair in history, that Annandale performed in 1883 and documented in his original paper titled “An Operation for Displaced Semilunar Cartilage” (1885). The experience of Annandale marks a shift in the treatment of meniscal injuries, by introducing the practice of restoring and repairing the original status of the tissue.

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Title: Thomas Annandale: the first meniscus repair
Authors: Berardo Di Matteo
Vittorio Tarabella
Giuseppe Filardo
Anna Viganò
Patrizia Tomba
Maurilio Marcacci
Publication date: 01-09-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 9/2013
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-013-2490-3

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