Evidence-based clinical practice update: practice guidelines for anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation based on a systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus

N Van Melick, REH Van Cingel… - British journal of sports …, 2016 - bjsm.bmj.com
Aim The Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy (KNGF) instructed a multidisciplinary
group of Dutch anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) experts to develop an evidence statement …

Biomaterials in search of a meniscus substitute

JJ Rongen, TG van Tienen, B van Bochove… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
The menisci fulfill key biomechanical functions in the tibiofemoral (knee) joint. Unfortunately
meniscal injuries are quite common and most often treated by (partial) meniscectomy …

Synthetic meniscus replacement: a review

ACT Vrancken, P Buma, TG van Tienen - International orthopaedics, 2013 - Springer
The number of meniscus-related operations continues to rise due to the ageing and more
active population. Irreparable meniscal lesions generally require (partial) meniscectomy …

Tissue ingrowth and degradation of two biodegradable porous polymers with different porosities and pore sizes

TG Van Tienen, RGJC Heijkants, P Buma, JH de Groot… - Biomaterials, 2002 - Elsevier
Commonly, spontaneous repair of lesions in the avascular zone of the knee meniscus does
not occur. By implanting a porous polymer scaffold in a knee meniscus defect, the lesion is …

Cross-linked type I and type II collagenous matrices for the repair of full-thickness articular cartilage defects—a study in rabbits

P Buma, JS Pieper, T van Tienen, JLC van Susante… - Biomaterials, 2003 - Elsevier
The physico-chemical properties of collagenous matrices may determine the tissue
response after insertion into full-thickness articular cartilage defects. In this study, cross …

Uncatalyzed synthesis, thermal and mechanical properties of polyurethanes based on poly (ε-caprolactone) and 1, 4-butane diisocyanate with uniform hard segment

RGJC Heijkants, RV van Calck, TG van Tienen… - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
Polyurethanes based on poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL)(750–2800g/mol) and 1, 4-butane
diisocyanate (BDI) with different soft segment lengths and constant uniform hard segment …

Effect on tissue differentiation and articular cartilage degradation of a polymer meniscus implant: a 2-year follow-up study in dogs

RTC Welsing, TG van Tienen… - … American journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Replacement of the meniscus by an implant could potentially avoid cartilage
degeneration. Hypothesis An implant of degradable polycaprolacton-polyurethane should …

Medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy: can delayed or nonunion be predicted?

AH van Houten, PJC Heesterbeek… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background The opening wedge approach to high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is perceived to
have some advantages relative to the closing wedge approach but it may be associated with …

Meniscus replacement using synthetic materials

TG van Tienen, G Hannink, P Buma - Clinics in sports medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
The meniscus plays a critical role in load transmission, stability and energy dissipation in the
knee joint. Loss of the meniscus leads to joint degeneration and osteoarthritis. An increased …

[HTML][HTML] Meniscus surgery is still widely performed in the treatment of degenerative meniscus tears in The Netherlands

JJ Rongen, TG van Tienen, P Buma… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Studies have demonstrated rising incidences of meniscus procedures for
degenerative meniscus tears in several countries, despite accumulating evidence that …