ReviewCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2023
Ramp Lesions of the Medial Meniscus.
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- The formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT initiative. Part II-Prevention, non-operative treatment and return to sport.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Guideline
- Posteromedial Knee Capsule Tear Without Concomitant Ligament Rupture or Meniscal Pathology in a Pediatric Athlete.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Combined Posteromedial Loop Stitch and All-Inside Anterior Suture Technique for Medial Meniscus Ramp Lesion Repair.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Reliability of MRI diagnosis of RAMP lesions with and without a structured checklist: A study of 200 MRIs.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of Associated Anterolateral, Deep Medial Collateral Ligament, and Meniscal Findings in Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Injured Knees.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Incidence and Treatment Strategy of Lateral Meniscus Posterior Root Tears and Ramp Lesions Identified During Isolated ACL Reconstructions: Report From a Nationwide Knee Ligament Register.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- The Formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT Initiative Part II-Prevention, Nonoperative Treatment and Return to Sport.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Saving the Meniscus: A Retrospective Observational Study of the Incidence, Treatment, and Failure Rate of the Main Meniscal Tear Types at 24-Month Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Management of Meniscus Pathology with Concomitant Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- How to repair medial meniscal ramp lesions: A systematic review of surgical techniques.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Review
- Investigation of the anatomic risk factors in acute anterior cruciate ligament ruptures to develop ramp lesions of the medial meniscus by quantitative MRI.Insights into imaging · 2024Article
- [Magnetic resonance imaging of the knee joint : What does the orthopedic surgeon expect from the radiologist?]Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- [Treatment of acute injury of the anterior cruciate ligament : Always only reconstruction?]Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo provide an overview of the recent scientific literature about ramp lesions of the medial meniscus and to summarise the current evidence on their prevalence, classification, biomechanics, surgical techniques and clinical outcomes. RECENT
findingsRamp lesions may be present in more than 1 patient undergoing ACL reconstruction out of 5 and almost half of the medial meniscal tears observed in this population. Due to the risk of persistent anterior and rotational laxity after ACL reconstruction, their repair has been advocated. There is no general agreement to date on whether and when ramp lesions should be treated surgically. Comparative studies have failed to show that the repair of stable lesions was superior in comparison to nonoperative approaches. A lower failure rate and secondary meniscectomy has been reported with a suture hook repair through the posteromedial portal in comparison with an all-inside technique. Furthermore, reconstructions of the anterolateral complex in association with ACL reconstruction may have a protective effect on ramp repair. Ramp lesions of the medial meniscus in ACL-injured knees cannot be neglected anymore. Given their novelty, their clinical impact has not been fully assessed yet, but the evidence is growing that they need to be systematically identified and eventually repaired, for which they require advanced surgical knowledge. There is, to date, no consensus on whether and when ramp lesions should be treated surgically. Their subtypes, size and stability may influence the decision-making process.
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