ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2020
Successful treatment of degenerative medial meniscal tears in well-aligned knees with fibrin clot implantation.
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- A clinical practice review: augmentation of meniscoligamentous structures for primary prevention of knee joint deterioration.Annals of joint · 2026Review
- Clinical outcomes of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in early osteoarthritis without bone-on-bone contact.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Stability characteristics of medial meniscus tear in mild varus knee: a finite element analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Limited evidence on the use of fibrin clot as an adjunct to meniscal repair with sutures: A systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Medial joint line obliquity and medial meniscus tear were associated with medial meniscal extrusion: A case-control study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Dual-Tunnel Pullout Repair for the Extruded Medial Meniscus in Patients With Posterior Root Tear.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Evidence-based weight-bearing protocols after meniscal repair: balancing functional recovery and healing safety across injury types.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
- Comparison of clinical outcomes among patients treated with high tibial osteotomy and meniscal repair of degenerative medial meniscal tear with mild varus deformity.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Combined Meniscal Saucerization and Repair Versus Subtotal Meniscectomy for Symptomatic Discoid Lateral Meniscal Tears in Children and Adolescents.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Medial degenerative disease of the knee without radiographic osteoarthritis is a good indication for medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- How to Improve Meniscal Repair through Biological Augmentation: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Biologic Augmentation of Isolated Meniscal Repair.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- Outcomes of Meniscal Repair in Patients Aged 40 and Above: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- [Research progress of knee meniscal repair techniques].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023Review
- Fibrin clot and Leukocyte-rich platelet-rich fibrin show similar release kinetics and amount of growth factors: a pilot study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Evidence-based rationale for treatment of meniscal lesions in athletes.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the results of meniscal repair performed for symptomatic degenerative medial meniscal tears.
methodsTwenty-four knees in 24 patients with symptomatic degenerative medial meniscal tears (mostly complex horizontal tears) who underwent isolated arthroscopic repair combined with autologous fibrin clot implantation were included in this study. The patients were followed up for a minimum of 2 years. The overall clinical outcome was evaluated using the Lysholm score, while the activity level was graded on the Tegner Activity Scale. The assessment of healing status at the repair site was based on clinical signs/symptoms and follow-up MRI examination results. In addition, the effects of the patient's clinical and radiological factors on healing of the repaired menisci were analyzed.
resultsThe mean age of the study subjects was 47.0 ± 8.1 years with a mean follow-up period of 39.3 ± 11.6 months. The Lysholm score significantly improved after surgery (P < 0.01). During the follow-up period, meniscal repairs were deemed to have failed in 6 of the 24 knees (25%). In the analysis of factors influencing meniscal healing, varus deformity (% of mechanical axis < 30%) was identified in all knees in the repair failure group, and the presence of varus deformity was shown to be a significant risk factor correlated with repair failure, while other factors did not significantly influence the healing status.
conclusionsThe short-term follow-up results showed that arthroscopic repair of degenerative medial meniscal tears combined with fibrin clot implantation attained clinical healing in 18 of 24 knees (75%) of patients, while 6 of the 24 knees (25%) of patients experienced clinical failure. The presence of varus deformity negatively affects the healing rate. In well-aligned knees, degenerative medial meniscal tears are successfully treated by isolated repair with fibrin clot implantation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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