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ReviewOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2020

An Up-to-Date Review of the Meniscus Literature: A Systematic Summary of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses.

Jason B Smoak, John R Matthews, Amrit V Vinod, Melissa A Kluczynski, Leslie J Bisson

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In one paragraph

Review in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05840887 (Knee Osteotomy Associated With Allograft Meniscus Transplantation in Patients With Altered Mechanical Axis, Meniscectomy Outcomes, and Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05840887 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Knee Osteotomy Associated With Allograft Meniscus Transplantation in Patients With Altered Mechanical Axis, Meniscectomy Outcomes, and Osteoarthritis: Clinical, Biomechanical, and Biological Evaluation

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstituto Ortopedico RizzoliRan2023 to 2026Enrolled52ConditionsMalalignment, Bone, Osteoarthritis, KneeArmsKnee osteotomy associated with meniscal allograft transplantation, Knee osteotomy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Changes in the position of the medial meniscus owing to degenerative meniscus tears.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2025
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  17. Meniscal Extrusion: Diagnosis, Etiology, and Treatment Options.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023
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  19. Inside-Out Approach to Meniscus Repair: Still the Gold Standard?Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jason B SmoakDepartment of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
John R MatthewsDepartment of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Amrit V VinodDepartment of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Melissa A KluczynskiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Leslie J BissonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Jacobs Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA large number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding the meniscus have been published. PURPOSE: To provide a qualitative summary of the published systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding the meniscus. STUDY

designSystematic review; Level of evidence, 4.

methodsA systematic search of all meta-analyses and systematic reviews regarding the meniscus and published between July 2009 and July 2019 was performed with PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, and the Cochrane database. Published abstracts, narrative reviews, articles not written in English, commentaries, study protocols, and topics that were not focused on the meniscus were excluded. The most pertinent results were extracted and summarized from each study.

resultsA total of 332 articles were found, of which 142 were included. Included articles were summarized and divided into 16 topics: epidemiology, diagnosis, histology, biomechanics, comorbid pathology, animal models, arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM), meniscal repair, meniscal root repairs, meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT), meniscal implants and scaffolds, mesenchymal stem cells and growth factors, postoperative rehabilitation, postoperative imaging assessment, patient-reported outcome measures, and cost-effectiveness. The majority of articles focused on APM (20%), MAT (18%), and meniscal repair (17%).

conclusionThis summary of systematic reviews and meta-analyses delivers surgeons a single source of the current evidence regarding the meniscus.

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Identifiers

PMID32953923
PMCPMC7485005
OpenAlexW3083989399

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