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Fig. 5

From: First-in-human exploratory trial assessing safety, feasibility, and efficacy of artificial protein (silk-elastin) in promoting healing in patients with meniscus injuries

Fig. 5

Treatment course of patient #8. (a) The right medial meniscus with bucket-handle tear displacement into the intercondylar region. (b) Arthroscopic confirmation of the tear in the avascular zone. (c) Inside-out sutures used for repair, followed by (d) P47K-WAS-MR gel application. (e) Preoperative T2-weighted MRI shows medial meniscus displacement in the coronal view and a double PCL sign in the sagittal view. (f) MRI at 3 months post-surgery indicates reduced meniscus position, graded as 2 on T2-weighted imaging. (g) Second-look arthroscopy reveals complete healing with views from the Nanoscope® (left) and conventional arthroscope (right).

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