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Q: What are the symptoms of a meniscal tear? - view answer...

Normally Knee Pain, locking of the joint

Q: How can I distinguish meniscal injuries from other types of knee injury? - view answer...

Consult with your local sports medicine surgeon, who will examine the injury and provide the appropriate diagnosis.

Q: Are people with an active lifestyle more susceptible to meniscal injuries? - view answer...

A Not necessarily, the injury could occur over time i.e a slow degeneration of the injury.

Q: Once I have been treated, how often will I need to be checked? - view answer...

This is up to the surgeon

Q: How long is the rehabilitation process? - view answer...

3 weeks non weight bearing then gradual increase in exercises,

Q: Will I able to play sport as I was doing before? - view answer...

Yes subject to following the rehabilitation protocol

Q: What happens if I don't get treated? - view answer...

Pain will remain

Q: Where can I get treated? - view answer...

In each country that Actifit has been launched in there are a number of surgeons who have been trained in the Actifit procedure. See the find a surgeon section on the website.

Q: Is the procedure painful? - view answer...

It is no different to a normal arthrocopsic ( keyhole ) procedure

Q: Which are the dangers of being treated by Actifit? - view answer...

None other than for a normal arthroscopic ( keyhole) surgical procedure

Q: Are there side effects? - view answer...

None that have been reported to date in the clinical study.

Q: Is it possible for body to reject the scaffold? - view answer...

Actifit is safe and no issues have been reported in the clinical study to date.

Q: What happens to the implant? - view answer...

The implant slowly degrades over time and is replaced by meniscus like tissue.

Q: Is the implant permanent? - view answer...

No, Actifit slowly degrades over time.

Q: Is this a permanent solution to a meniscal tear? - view answer...

It is too early to say, the Clinical results are promising and the patients in the clinical study will be followed over the coming years and the results published appropriately.

Q: What other options are available to me? - view answer...

This is dependent on the surgical diagnosis of your injury.

Q: Will this implant conflict with my religion? - view answer...

No Actifit is made from a completely synthetic polymer.

Q: Will I still be able to bend my knee? - view answer...

Once the rehabilitation protocol has been followed, full knee function should be restored

Q: Is the implant available on the NHS? - view answer...

Not yet, Orteq is in discussion with the public health systems in each country to enable reimbursement.

Q: Is the implant available on BUPA or private health cover? - view answer...

Not with every insurer, please check with Orteq or each of its partners.