ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2015
Posterior meniscus root tears: associated pathologies to assist as diagnostic tools.
Article in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06707948 (Comparison of Different Treatment Strategies for Root Injury Behind the Medial Meniscus to Delay the Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Comparison of Different Treatment Strategies for Root Injury Behind the Medial Meniscus to Delay the Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis: a Prospective Cohort Study
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Acute Bilateral Posterior Meniscal Root Tears in the Setting of a Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture.Case reports in orthopedics · 2024Article
- Figure-4 Patient Positioning Increases Medial Meniscus Extrusion on Ultrasound in Patients With Posterior Medial Meniscus Root Tears of the Knee.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Predilection of Patellofemoral Cartilage Lesions in Patients with Posterior Medial Meniscal Root Lesions.Cartilage · 2023Article
- Revision of Failed Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
- Outcomes After Meniscal Root Repair in Patients With and Without Advanced Patellofemoral Chondromalacia: Comparison at 2-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Comparison of medial tibiofemoral joint mechanics between all-suture anchors and transtibial pullout technique for posterior medial meniscal root tears.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- The Wave Sign Correlates with the Posterior Horn Medial Meniscus (PHMM) Tear in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Deficient Knee.Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate associated pathologies identified at arthroscopy in patients with meniscus root tears.
methodsThis study was Institutional Review Board approved. All patients who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery where a complete meniscus root tear was identified were included in this study. Concurrent ligament tears and articular cartilage changes ≥Outerbridge grade 2 were recorded and stored in a data registry.
resultsFifty patients (28 males, 22 females) [mean age = 36.5 years (range 17.1-68.1 years)] who were diagnosed with a medial or lateral meniscus root tear at arthroscopy were included in this study out of 673 arthroscopic surgeries (prevalence 7.4 %). Twenty-three (46 %) patients had a medial meniscus root tear, 26 (52 %) patients had a lateral meniscus root tear and one (2 %) patient had both. Thirty-four per cent of patients (n = 17) underwent partial meniscectomy, while 60 % (n = 31) underwent suture repair. During arthroscopy, 60 % (n = 30) of patients were diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Patients with lateral meniscus root tears were 10.3 times (95 % CI 2.6-42.5) more likely to have ACL tears than patients with medial meniscus root tears (p = 0.012). Patients who had medial meniscus root tears were 5.8 times (95 % CI 1.6-20.5) more likely to have chondral defects than patients who had lateral meniscus root tears (p = 0.044).
conclusionIn this study, patients' preoperative functional scores and activity levels were low. Patients with lateral meniscal root tears were more likely to have an ACL tear. Patients with medial meniscal root tears were more likely to have an knee articular cartilage defect with an Outerbridge grade 2 or higher chondral defect. This study confirms the importance of comprehensive assessment of concurrent injuries to properly diagnose meniscus root tears. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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