ArticleActa orthopaedica2017
Signs of knee osteoarthritis common in 620 patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery for meniscal tear.
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- Protein-spatiotemporal partition releasing gradient porous scaffolds and anti-inflammatory and antioxidant regulation remodel tissue engineered anisotropic meniscus.Bioactive materials · 2023Article
- Mechanical symptoms and meniscal tear: a reappraisal.Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2022Review
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- Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: did it ever work?Acta orthopaedica · 2021Article
- Short-term results and surgical technique of arthroscopic centralization as an augmentation for medial meniscus extrusion caused by medial meniscus posterior root tear.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Article
- Evaluation of biomarkers of joint damage in patients subjected to arthroscopy.International orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Meniscal Regenerative Scaffolds Based on Biopolymers and Polymers: Recent Status and Applications.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Review
- The menisci and articular cartilage: a life-long fascination.EFORT open reviews · 2020Review
- The use of technology in the subcategorisation of osteoarthritis: a Delphi study approach.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2020Article
- Effect of medial meniscus extrusion on arthroscopic surgery outcome in the osteoarthritic knee associated with medial meniscus tear: a minimum 4-year follow-up.Chinese medical journal · 2019Article
- The association between smoking and knee osteoarthritis in a cohort of Danish patients undergoing knee arthroscopy.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Plasma miR-136 can be used to screen patients with knee osteoarthritis from healthy controls by targeting IL-17.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2018Article
- Patient-reported symptoms and changes up to 1 year after meniscal surgery.Acta orthopaedica · 2018Observational
- Risk factors for first hospitalization due to meniscal lesions - a population-based cohort study with 30 years of follow-up.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Article
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Abstract
Background and purpose - Recent evidence has questioned the effect of arthroscopic knee surgery for middle-aged and older patients with degenerative meniscal tears with or without concomitant radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA). We investigated the prevalence of early or more established knee OA and patients' characteristics in a cohort of patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a meniscal tear. Patients and methods - 641 patients assigned for arthroscopy on suspicion of meniscus tear were consecutively recruited from February 2013 through January 2015. Of these, 620 patients (mean age 49 (18-77) years, 57% men) with full datasets available were included in the present study. Prior to surgery, patients completed questionnaires regarding onset of symptoms, duration of symptoms, and mechanical symptoms along with the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS). At arthroscopy, the operating surgeon recorded information about meniscal pathology and cartilage damage. Early or more established knee OA was defined as the combination of self-reported frequent knee pain, cartilage damage, and the presence of degenerative meniscal tissue. Results - 43% of patients (269 of 620) had early or more established knee OA. Of these, a large proportion had severe cartilage lesions with almost half having a severe cartilage lesion in at least 1 knee compartment. Interpretation - Based on a definition including frequent knee pain, cartilage damage, and degenerative meniscal tissue, early or more established knee OA was present in 43% of patients undergoing knee arthroscopy for meniscal tear.
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