ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2019
Clinical Outcomes of Inside-Out Meniscal Repair According to Anatomic Zone of the Meniscal Tear.
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- Meniscal repair: The current state and recent advances in augmentation.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2021Pooled it
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- Evidence-based weight-bearing protocols after meniscal repair: balancing functional recovery and healing safety across injury types.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
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7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThere is significant discrepancy in the reported vascularity within the meniscus, and a progressively diminishing blood supply may indicate a differential healing capacity of tears that is dependent on the affected meniscal zone. PURPOSE: To examine the outcomes after inside-out meniscal repair in all 3 meniscal vascularity zones. STUDY
designCohort study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsPatients were included if they underwent inside-out meniscal repair by a single surgeon between 2010 and 2014 and had a minimum 2-year follow-up. Patients were divided into 3 groups based on the meniscal tear location (red-red, red-white, and white-white zones) as determined during an intraoperative assessment. Patient-reported outcome scores were obtained at final follow-up.
resultsA total of 173 patients (mean age, 33.6 ± 14.3 years) were included, with a mean follow-up of 2.9 ± 0.9 years. All patients demonstrated significant improvements with inside-out meniscal repair from preoperatively to postoperatively, regardless of the meniscal tear location. Patients who underwent meniscal repair in the red-red and red-white zones had significantly increased postoperative Tegner, Lysholm, and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scores compared with patients who underwent meniscal repair in the white-white zone (
conclusionPatients who underwent inside-out meniscal repair demonstrated significant improvements on subjective outcome measures at a minimum 2-year follow-up, regardless of the meniscal tear zone. Inside-out meniscal repair is recommended for potentially reparable meniscal tears in all 3 vascular zones; however, improved outcomes can be achieved when performed acutely, in the absence of full-thickness femoral condyle chondral injuries, and in the red-red and red-white zones.
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