SynthesisKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2016
A meta-analysis of clinical and radiographic outcomes of posterior horn medial meniscus root repairs.
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89 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effect of concurrent repair of medial meniscal posterior root tears during high tibial osteotomy for medial osteoarthritis during short-term follow-up: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Prediction of Prognosis After Nonsurgical Treatment for Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Sagittal Tibial Tunnel Angle Is Associated with Meniscal Extrusion and Clinical Outcomes Following Transtibial Pull-Out Repair of Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Osteoarthritis Progression After Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair: An Analysis of Surgical Timing and Baseline Degenerative Severity.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- There Is No Clinical and Radiological Difference between Suspensory and Cortical Button Fixation at the Treatment of Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear.Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca · 2026Article
- Human Knee as an Organ: Joint Tissue Collection, Processing, and Scoring for Multimodal Analyses.Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology · 2026Review
- [Research progress of meniscal centralization for degenerative medial meniscus extrusion].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Review
- Dual-Root Repair of Concomitant Medial and Lateral Meniscal Root Tears Improves Patient-Reported Outcomes Whereas Isolated Single-Root Repair or No Repair Does Not.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Minimum 5-Year Outcomes, Complication Rates, and Conversion to Total Knee Arthroplasty Following Isolated Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Short-Term Outcomes After Transtibial Repair of Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears: A Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Dual-Tunnel Pullout Repair for the Extruded Medial Meniscus in Patients With Posterior Root Tear.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- [Refixation of a posterior medial root lesion in combination with centralization by a meniscotibial suture].Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2025Article
- Repairing the medial meniscus posterior root during open-wedge high tibial osteotomy does not significantly affect clinical outcomes.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Meniscal extrusion: Proposal for a novel qualitative classification.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Clinical effect of medial meniscus posterior root repair combined with centralization technique in the treatment of medial meniscus posterior root tears.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- The Impact of Medial Meniscal Extrusion on Cartilage of the Medial Femorotibial Joint-A Retrospective Analysis Based on Quantitative T2 Mapping at 3.0T.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Biomechanical Comparison of Suture-Relay All-Suture Anchors and Conventional Suture Anchors for Posterior Medial Meniscus Root Repair in Porcine Models.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Double-Anchor Stapled Repair of the Medial Meniscus Posterior Root.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Favorable early outcomes of medial unicompartimental knee arthroplasty in active patients presenting a degenerative medial meniscus root tear with meniscal extrusion and mild radiographic osteoarthritis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the usefulness of non-weight-bearing tunnel view using X-ray in the short term after medial meniscus posterior root tear onset: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeAlthough interest in medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMPRT) repair has increased, few case series have been reported. This meta-analysis aimed to examine the clinical and radiological effects of MMPRT repair by pooling pre- and post-operative data from case-series reports.
methodsA literature search was performed using MEDLINE/PubMed, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and EMBASE databases. Pre- and post-operative data were pooled to investigate the effects of MMPRT repair, including the Lysholm score improvement, meniscal extrusion (mm) reduction, progression of the Kellgren-Lawrence (K-L) grade, and cartilage status according to the Outerbridge classification. Treatment effects included paired standardized mean differences (difference in the pre- and post-operative mean outcomes divided by the standard deviation) for the Lysholm score and meniscal extrusion, as well as the pooled event rates of progression of K-L grade and cartilage status.
resultsAs treatment effects, the Lysholm score increased by as much as 3.675 (P < 0.001), whereas meniscus extrusion was not reduced (n.s.). The overall pooled event rates of progression of K-L grade and cartilage status were 10.6 and 17.3 % (P < 0.001), respectively.
conclusionsAccording to the current literature, MMPRT repair resulted in significant improvements in the post-operative clinical subjective scores compared with the preoperative status. However, meniscus extrusion was not reduced. Considering the occurrence of progression of K-L grade and cartilage status, it did not prevent the progression of arthrosis completely. Based on these results, repair results in favourable outcomes for MMPRT. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Meta-analysis, Level IV.
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