ESSKA Meniscus Consensus Project Chairmen:

The ESSKA MENISCUS CONSENSUS INITIATIVE was initiated by the ESSKA Board after the congress in Amsterdam in 2014. It has been commissioned to two world-renowned experts in the field, Prof. Philippe Beaufils (France) and Prof. Roland Becker (Germany). The goal of the initiative is to find a European consensus on the treatment of meniscus pathologies. Finding a consensus in such a diverse continent like Europe where medical culture and healthcare systems vary from country to country is not easy. A strict methodology has therefore been applied and numerous European experts have been involved in this process. It is due to the merit of the two leaders of this group that we are able to come up with this document which shall be understood as guidance to ESSKA members. We thank Profs. Beaufils and Becker as well as the members of the steering, rating and peer review groups for their efforts and dedication. A special acknowledgement also goes to our staff, and particularly Mrs. Anna Hansen Rak, without whom this would not have been possible.