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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2019

Establishing Clinically Significant Outcomes After Meniscal Allograft Transplantation.

Joseph N Liu, Anirudh K Gowd, Michael L Redondo, David R Christian, Brandon C Cabarcas, Adam B Yanke, Brian J Cole

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Article in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. High rate of return-to-play following meniscal allograft transplantation.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joseph N LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA.
Anirudh K GowdDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Michael L RedondoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
David R ChristianDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Brandon C CabarcasDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Adam B YankeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Brian J ColeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rush University Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraditionally, the primary outcome in meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) has been long-term survivorship; however, short-term clinically significant outcomes are necessary to fully evaluate patient improvement after surgery. PURPOSE: To (1) establish the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and patient acceptable symptomatic state (PASS) with respect to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and (2) evaluate preoperative and intraoperative variables correlated with achieving these threshold values. STUDY

designCohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 2.

methodsA prospectively maintained institutional registry was queried for all MATs performed between 1999 and 2017. The following PROM scores were collected: International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Lysholm score, and Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). Patients who completed preoperative and postoperative PROMs within a 1-month window were included to calculate the distribution-based MCID at this interval. An anchor question regarding satisfaction with surgery was asked at the same time point and was employed to determine the PASS using nonparametric receiver operating characteristic curve/area under the curve analysis. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to correlate patient demographics, medical history, and concomitant procedures to propensity in achieving the MCID and PASS.

resultsA total of 98 patients who underwent MAT met the inclusion/exclusion criteria, of whom 10 underwent concomitant ligamentous procedures, 65 underwent concomitant cartilage procedures, and 7 underwent concomitant realignment procedures. The mean patient age was 29.4 ± 9.0 years, and the mean body mass index (BMI) was 26.8 ± 5.2 kg/m

conclusionThis study established the MCID and PASS for the Lysholm score, IKDC, and KOOS in patients undergoing MAT. Workers' compensation and higher BMI were associated with failing to achieve clinically significant values. Lower preoperative Lysholm, IKDC, and KOOS scores were predictive of achieving the MCID, while higher preoperative SF PCS scores were associated with achieving satisfaction after MAT.

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clinical outcomesmeniscal allograft transplantminimal clinically important differencepatient acceptable symptomatic state

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PMCPMC6322105
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