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ArticleEFORT open reviews2018

Modern treatment of meniscal tears.

Mahmut Nedim Doral, Onur Bilge, Gazi Huri, Egemen Turhan, René Verdonk

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Article in EFORT open reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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88citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
17.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 186 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Health-economic evaluation of meniscus tear treatments: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023
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  3. The repair of horizontal cleavage tears yields higher complication rates compared to meniscectomy: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mahmut Nedim DoralHacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Sports Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Onur BilgeKonya N.E. University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Sports Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
Gazi HuriHacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey.
Egemen TurhanHacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey.
René VerdonkGhent University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, De Pintelaan, Ghent, Belgium.
Hacettepe University · TRGhent University Hospital · BEKonya Food and Agriculture University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complex ultrastructure of the meniscus determines its vital functions for the knee, the lower extremity, and the body.The most recent concise, reliable, and valid classification system for meniscal tears is the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) Classification, which takes into account the subsequent parameters: tear depth, tear pattern, tear length, tear location/rim width, radial location, location according to the popliteal hiatus, and quality of the meniscal tissue.It is the orthopaedic surgeon's responsibility to combine clinical information, radiological images, and clinical experience in an effort to individualize management of meniscal tears, taking into account factors related to the patient and lesion.Surgeons should strive not to operate in most cases, but to protect, repair or reconstruct, in order to prevent early development of osteoarthritis by restoring the native structure, function, and biomechanics of the meniscus.Currently, there are three main methods of modern surgical management of meniscus tears: arthroscopic partial meniscectomy; meniscal repair with or without augmentation techniques; and meniscal reconstruction. Meniscus surgery has come a long way from the old slogan, "If it is torn, take it out!" to the currently accepted slogan, "Save the meniscus!" which has guided evolving modern treatment methods for meniscal tears. This last slogan will probably constitute the basis for newer alternative biological treatment methods in the future. Cite this article:

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investigationknee injurymeniscus tearstreatment

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PMID29951265
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