{
  "id": 11984895,
  "title": "Fresh meniscus transplantation programme launched",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/fresh-meniscus-transplantation-programme-launched-11984895",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-04T18:31:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/fresh-meniscus-transplantation-programme-launched/article71543360.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rathi Med Speciality Hospital in Chennai has launched a fresh meniscus allograft transplantation (MAT) programme as part of the Chennai Knee Course 2026. The programme, inaugurated by IIT-Madras Director V. Kamakoti and Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Darez Ahamed, IAS, involves using healthy menisci from selected patients undergoing total knee replacement as grafts for those whose damaged menisci cannot be repaired or reconstructed. The hospital has received a licence from the Tamil Nadu government to perform fresh meniscus transplantation of the knee, valid until December 2030. Led by Director and Consultant Surgeon N. Ragunanthan, the programme aims to enhance meniscus transplantation and knee preservation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Fresh meniscus transplantation programme launched",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/fresh-meniscus-transplantation-programme-launched",
        "published": "2026-10-04T18:31:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}