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Invited Guest Speaker at The International Congress of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology in San Francisco, USA
Mr. Attar presented on ‘Current review of Literature for Meniscal transplant surgery’. The presentation concentrated on this new modality of treatment and the patient selection and requirements for this innovative treatment option and concluded with good outcome results that show improved function and pain which have been published.
This meeting was attended by Orthopaedic surgeins from the US, Canada and Europe.
First meniscal transplant at Whiston hospital was successfully performed by Mr. Attar
The first meniscal transplant at Whiston hospital using a donor allograft was successfully performed by Mr. Attar in a symptomatic patient who had had a previous medial sub total menisectomy. The operation which was performed in combination with a high tibial osteotomy went to plan and the patient was recovering well following surgery.
