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The knee meniscus: management of traumatic tears and degenerative lesions.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intra-substance meniscal changes and their clinical significance: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Time-sensitive ambulatory orthopaedic soft-tissue surgery paradigms during the COVID-19 pandemic.International orthopaedics · 2020Pooled it
- Meniscus Repair and Regeneration: A Systematic Review from a Basic and Translational Science Perspective.Clinics in sports medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Meniscal tissue engineering: Bridging clinical needs and experimental innovation.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Review
- Platelet-rich plasma facilitates earlier functional recovery and return to sport in traumatic meniscal repair: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- In vivo kinematics of knee joint cartilage and meniscus contact areas under load application: a biomechanical MRI study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
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- Integrated strategies in meniscus tissue engineering: from biomaterials to stem cell-driven regeneration.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Can Artificial Intelligence Educate Patients? Comparative Analysis of ChatGPT and DeepSeek Models in Meniscus Injuries.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Potential sources of pain in symptomatic degenerative meniscal tear: A narrative review.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Review
- Pig meniscus single-cell sequencing reveals highly active red zone chondrocyte populations involved in stemness maintenance and vascularization development.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2025Article
- McMurray's test is influenced by perimeniscal synovitis in degenerative meniscus tears.Knee surgery & related research · 2025Article
- Medical negligence compensation claims in knee meniscal surgery in Norway: a cross-sectional study.Patient safety in surgery · 2025Article
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- Costs and Timing of Surgery in the Management of Meniscal Tears.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Three-dimensional bone morphology is a risk factor for medial postmeniscectomy syndrome: A retrospective cohort study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Usefulness of Probing Sensor Device for Evaluating Meniscal Suture and Scaffold Implantation.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Non-operative Management of Acute Knee Injuries.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- The Proportion of Meniscus Tears Considered Repairable, and Thus Repaired, Increased During a Single Surgeon's Practice of 20 Years.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Modified Outside-In Plus Suture Technique for Repair of the Anterior and Middle Segments of the Meniscus: Technical Note.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
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Abstract
Meniscectomy is one of the most popular orthopaedic procedures, but long-term results are not entirely satisfactory and the concept of meniscal preservation has therefore progressed over the years. However, the meniscectomy rate remains too high even though robust scientific publications indicate the value of meniscal repair or non-removal in traumatic tears and non-operative treatment rather than meniscectomy in degenerative meniscal lesionsIn traumatic tears, the first-line choice is repair or non-removal. Longitudinal vertical tears are a proper indication for repair, especially in the red-white or red-red zones. Success rate is high and cartilage preservation has been proven. Non-removal can be discussed for stable asymptomatic lateral meniscal tears in conjunction with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Extended indications are now recommended for some specific conditions: horizontal cleavage tears in young athletes, hidden posterior capsulo-meniscal tears in ACL injuries, radial tears and root tears.Degenerative meniscal lesions are very common findings which can be considered as an early stage of osteoarthritis in middle-aged patients. Recent randomised studies found that arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) has no superiority over non-operative treatment. Thus, non-operative treatment should be the first-line choice and APM should be considered in case of failure: three months has been accepted as a threshold in the ESSKA Meniscus Consensus Project presented in 2016. Earlier indications may be proposed in cases with considerable mechanical symptoms.The main message remains: save the meniscus! Cite this article:
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