ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Effect of Concomitant Meniscal Tear on Strength and Functional Performance in Young Athletes 6 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Autograft.
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- Meniscal Repair Achieves Comparable Mid-Term Functional Performance to Partial Meniscectomy Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Highly Active Patients.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- No association between anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using hamstring autograft and knee flexion strength deficits at 4 months on seated isokinetic testing at 180°/s in adolescents.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Machine learning-based prediction of meniscal tears in ACL reconstruction using BMI, time to surgery, injury mechanism, and Tegner activity score: A temporally validated decision tool.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Current Rehabilitation Principles Following Meniscus Repairs.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
- Association between Meniscal Injuries at the Time of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lower Return-to-Sport Rates: An Analysis at 5 Years of Follow-up of the MERIscience Cohort.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Associated Medial Meniscal Injury with ACL Reconstruction Results in Poorer Strength and Jump Tests Outcomes: A 6-Month Analysis of 504 Patients from the MERIScience Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The Impact of Meniscal Tear Type and Surgical Treatment on Quadriceps Strength: A Study of Adolescent Patients Post Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.The American journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Relationship of strength, joint kinesthesia, and plantar tactile sensation to dynamic and static postural stability among patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe effect of concomitant meniscal tears, and their associated treatment, on strength and functional recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) has not been adequately investigated in young populations. HYPOTHESIS: Concomitant meniscal tears, treated with or without repair, would not adversely affect strength, balance, or functional hop test performance at 6 months postoperatively. STUDY
designCohort study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsThe authors retrospectively analyzed return-to-sports (RTS) assessments prospectively collected 6 months after ACLR with hamstring autograft in 165 patients ≤25 years of age. Descriptive, surgical, and RTS testing data were analyzed, and subgroups were compared using analysis of covariance models designed to assess the effects of sex, meniscal tear, and meniscal repair on RTS performance.
resultsIncluded were 115 female (70%) and 50 male (30%) patients with a mean age of 16.4 years (range, 12.3-25 years). Of these patients, 58% had concomitant meniscal tears (59% lateral, 27% medial, 14% lateral + medial), comprising 53% of the female and 70% of the male patients. The authors treated 61% of the tears with repair, with range of motion (ROM) and weightbearing limitations imposed within the first 6 weeks postoperatively, whereas 39% were treated with partial meniscectomy, rasping, or trephination (no ROM or weightbearing restrictions). The mean deficit in hamstring strength at 6 months postoperatively was significantly greater in the meniscal tear group than in those without a tear (32.3% vs 24.6%;
conclusionAt 6 months postoperatively, both young male and young female patients who underwent ACLR with hamstring autograft demonstrated significant hamstring strength deficits compared with their nonoperative leg. The presence of a meniscal tear and subsequent repair, or its related rehabilitation restrictions, appears to have adverse effects on the postoperative recovery of hamstring strength.
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