SynthesisKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2019
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with concomitant meniscal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes.
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- Meniscus repairs in the adolescent population-safe and reliable outcomes: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Pooled it
- Meniscal Repair Achieves Comparable Mid-Term Functional Performance to Partial Meniscectomy Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Highly Active Patients.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Quadriceps Tendon Autografts Are Associated With Increased Short-term Reoperation Rates for Extension Deficit or Pain and Inferior Patient-Reported Outcomes Compared With Hamstring Tendon Autografts: An Analysis of 5653 Cases of Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.The American journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Development and validation of natural language processing pipelines to extract injury and surgery-related data elements from ACL reconstruction operative reports.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Predicting risk of unplanned subsequent knee surgery following ACL reconstruction.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Clinical Outcome of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Simultaneous Meniscus Repair.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- All-Suture, All-Inside Meniscus Repair Is Safe and Provides Favorable Short-Term Clinical Outcomes.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Restoring Stability - A Case of a Decade Old Triple Bucket Handle Meniscus Tear with an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Association between Meniscal Injuries at the Time of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lower Return-to-Sport Rates: An Analysis at 5 Years of Follow-up of the MERIscience Cohort.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Outcomes of ACL Reconstruction with Concomitant Meniscal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- The Impact of a Concomitant Meniscus Surgery on Hop Performance Symmetry in Patients Rehabilitating After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Associated Medial Meniscal Injury with ACL Reconstruction Results in Poorer Strength and Jump Tests Outcomes: A 6-Month Analysis of 504 Patients from the MERIScience Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: Individualized Indications for Non-Operative Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Management of Meniscus Pathology with Concomitant Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- Does Concomitant Meniscectomy or Meniscus Repair Affect Muscle Strength, Lower Extremity Balance, and Functional Tests after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction?Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of Functional Outcomes after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Meniscal Repair for Unstable versus Stable Meniscal Tears.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- A comparative analysis of suture-augmented and standard hamstring autograft single-bundle ACL reconstruction outcomes: short-term functional benefits without long-term impact.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Clinical, Biomechanical, and Self-reported Health Status After ACL Reconstruction With Meniscal Repair in Soccer Players: Results at Minimum 1-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Quadriceps tendon autograft is comparable to hamstring tendon and bone-patella-tendon-bone up to 2 years after isolated primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this review was to compare the clinical outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with either meniscal repair or meniscectomy for concomitant meniscal injury. The primary hypothesis was that short-term clinical outcomes (≤ 2-year follow-up) for ACLR concomitant with either meniscal repair or resection would be similar. The secondary hypothesis was that ACLR with meniscal repair would result in better longer term outcomes compared with meniscal resection.
methodsThe authors searched two online databases (EMBASE and MEDLINE) from inception until March 2018 for the literature on ACLR and concurrent meniscal surgery. Two reviewers systematically screened studies in duplicate, independently, and based on a priori criteria. Quality assessment was also performed in duplicate. The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) sub-scale scores at 2 years post-operatively were combined in a meta-analysis of proportions using a random-effects model.
resultsOf 2566 initial studies, 25 studies satisfied full-text inclusion criteria. Mean follow-up was 2.09 years, with a total sample of 37,087 subjects including controls. The meta-analysis demonstrated equivocal results at 2 years, except for KOOS symptom scores which favoured meniscal resection over repair. Mean KT-1000 side-to-side difference (SSD) scores were 1.51 ± 0.60 mm for meniscal repair, 1.96 ± 0.36 mm for meniscal resection, and 1.58 ± 0.20 for control patients (isolated ACLR). Medial meniscal repair showed decreased anterior knee joint laxity compared to medial meniscal resection (P < 0.001). Patients with meniscal repair had higher rates of re-operation (13.3% vs 0.8% for meniscal resection, P < 0.001).
conclusionPatients with ACLR combined with meniscal resection demonstrate better symptoms at 2-year follow-up compared to patients with ACLR combined with meniscal repair. ACLR combined with meniscal repair results in decreased anterior knee joint laxity with evidence of improved patient-reported outcomes in the long term, but also higher re-operation rates. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
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