ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2022
Steep posterior lateral tibial slope, bone contusion on lateral compartments and combined medial collateral ligament injury are associated with the increased risk of lateral meniscal tear.
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- Risk factors for high-grade pivot shift in patients with anterior cruciate ligament tears combined with lateral meniscus posterior root tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Age, male sex, higher posterior tibial slope, deep sulcus sign, bone bruises on the lateral femoral condyle, and concomitant medial meniscal tears are risk factors for lateral meniscal posterior root tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Pooled it
- [The posterior tibial slope as an intrinsic risk factor : Biomechanical principles, diagnostic challenges, and sagittal correction-A literature review].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Increased lateral posterior tibial slope and greater tibiofemoral rotation are associated with a higher risk of lateral meniscal tears in anterior cruciate ligament injuries.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- An analysis of radiologic and anatomical parameters associated with traumatic isolated medial meniscus tear patterns in Ligament-Intact knees.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Increased Posterior Tibial Slope Is Associated with Isolated Meniscal Injuries: A Case-Control Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Posterior Tibial Slope Is Not Correlated With Meniscal Tears in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Medial Meniscal Posterior Root Tears Are Associated With Steeper Medial Posterior Tibial Slope and Varus Alignment.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Association of Increased Lateral Femoral Condylar Ratio With Lateral Meniscus Posterior Root Tear in Noncontact ACL Injury.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Lateral meniscal injury without medial meniscal injury indicates the existence of the Segond fracture in ACL-deficient knees.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2024Article
- Increased lateral femoral condyle ratio measured by MRI is associated with higher risk of solitary meniscus injury.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Risk factors of incomplete healing following medial meniscus posterior root tear repair with gracilis tendon.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Risk Factors for Concomitant Meniscal Injury With Sport-Related Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Decreased medial posterior tibial slope is associated with an increased risk of posterior cruciate ligament rupture.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Bone Morphological Characteristics as Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Comparison Between Contact and Noncontact Injury.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Posterior Tibial Slope in Patients With Torn ACL Reconstruction Grafts Compared With Primary Tear or Native ACL: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the risk factors for lateral meniscus and root tears in patients with acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.
methodsA total of 226 patients undergoing acute ACL reconstruction were included in the study sample. Exclusion criteria were revisions, fractures, chronic cases, and multiple ligament injuries, with the exception of medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries. The patients were divided into groups based on the presence of lateral meniscus and root tears by arthroscopy. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze risk factors including age, sex, body mass index (BMI), injury mechanism (contact/non-contact), Segond fracture, side-to-side laxity, location of bone contusion, medial and lateral tibial and meniscal slope, mechanical axis angle, and grade of pivot shift.
resultsOverall lateral meniscus (LM) tears were identified in 97 patients (42.9%), and LM root tears were found in 22 patients (9.7%). The risk of an LM tear in ACL-injured knees increased with bone contusion on LTP (odds ratio [OR], 3.5; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.419-8.634; P = 0.007), steeper lateral tibial slope (OR, 1.133; 95% CI 1.003-1.28; P = 0.045), MCL injury (OR, 2.618; 95% CI 1.444-4.746; P = 0.002), and non-contact injury mechanism (OR, 3.132; 95% CI 1.446-6.785; P = 0.004) in logistic regression analysis. The risk of LM root tear in ACL-injured knees increased with high-grade pivot shift (OR, 9.127; 95% CI 2.821-29.525; P = 0.000) and steeper lateral tibial slope (OR, 1.293; 95% CI 1.061-1.576; P = 0.011).
conclusionThe increased risk of LM lesions in acute ACL-injured knees should be considered if significant risk factors including bone contusion on lateral compartments, MCL injury, and a steeper lateral tibial slope are present. Moreover, high-grade rotational injury with steeper lateral tibial slope are also significant risk factors for LM root tears, and therefore care should be taken by clinicians not to miss such lesions. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
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