ArticleSkeletal radiology2020
Cartilage degeneration post-meniscectomy performed for degenerative disease versus trauma: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.
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- High survival rate after the combination of intrameniscal and intraarticular infiltrations of platelet-rich plasma as conservative treatment for meniscal lesions.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Natural history of new horizontal meniscal tears in individuals at risk for and with mild to moderate osteoarthritis: data from osteoarthritis initiative.European radiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the extent of cartilage deterioration in knees with prior meniscal resection related to trauma versus knees with resection related to degenerative disease, and to compare cartilage deterioration in knees with meniscal surgery to knees without meniscal surgery, controlling for prior knee trauma. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, we assessed cartilage deterioration in right knees of Osteoarthritis Initiative participants: (i) with meniscal surgery due to injury (n = 79); (ii) matched control knees with a prior injury but without meniscal surgery (n = 79); (iii) with meniscal surgery but without preceding injury (n = 36); and (iv) matched control knees without meniscal surgery or prior knee injury (n = 36). Cartilage composition was measured using T2 measurements derived using semi-automatic cartilage segmentation of the right. Linear regression analysis was used to compare compartmental values of T2 between groups.
resultsComparing the mean T2 values in surgical cases with and without injury our results did not show significant differences (group i vs. iii, p > 0.05). However, knees with previous meniscal surgery showed significantly (p < 0.001) higher mean T2 values across all compartments (i.e., global T2) when compared to those without meniscal surgery for both knees with a history of trauma (group i vs. ii) and knees without prior trauma (group iii vs. iv). Similar results were obtained when analyzing the compartments separately.
conclusionsCartilage deterioration, assessed by T2, is similar in knees undergoing meniscal surgery after trauma and for degenerative conditions. Both groups demonstrated greater cartilage deterioration than nonsurgical knees, controlling for prior knee injury.
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