SynthesisClinics in orthopedic surgery2023
Rehabilitation after Repair of Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Postoperative rehabilitation after transtibial pullout repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of repair techniques for meniscal root tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- The formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT initiative. Part I-Rehabilitation management after meniscus surgery (meniscectomy, repair and reconstruction).Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Guideline
- Clinical Impact of Meniscal Scaffold Implantation in Patients with Meniscal Tears: A Systematic Review.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Patients with preoperative bone marrow oedema benefit more substantially from medial meniscus posterior root repair.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Short-Term Outcomes After Transtibial Repair of Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears: A Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic Refixation of the Medial Meniscal Posterior Root With an Intramedullary Titanium Screw.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
- The Formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT Initiative: Part I-Rehabilitation Management After Meniscus Surgery (Meniscectomy, Repair and Reconstruction).Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Partial weight-bearing and range of motion limitation significantly reduce the loads at medial meniscus posterior root repair sutures in a cadaveric biomechanical model.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Global Research Trends on Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear: A 20-Year Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- The use of lateral wedge insoles delays osteoarthritis progression and improves clinical outcomes in medial meniscus posterior root repair.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Repairing the medial meniscus posterior root during open-wedge high tibial osteotomy does not significantly affect clinical outcomes.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Fast rehabilitation does not worsen clinical, radiological, and arthroscopic outcomes after medial meniscus posterior root repair: A retrospective comparative study.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2024Article
- Quadriceps muscle strength of the affected limb in medial meniscus posterior root tears is negatively correlated with the progression of postoperative medial joint space narrowing.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Exercise Rehabilitation for Degenerative Tibial Meniscal Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- Marrow stimulation procedures for high-grade cartilage lesions during surgical repair of medial meniscus root tear yielded suboptimal outcomes, whilst small lesions showed surgical eligibility.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear: How Far Have We Come and What Remains?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Meniscal Root Repair With Centralization.Video journal of sports medicineArticle
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Abstract
Background: There is no consensus established on postoperative rehabilitation after medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMPRT) repair, including when and how physicians can apply range of motion (ROM) exercise, weight-bearing (WB), brace use, and return to sports (RTS). The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature on postoperative rehabilitation characteristics of MMPRT repair regarding ROM, WB, brace use, and RTS. Methods: A literature search was performed using the Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Embase databases. The inclusion criteria were English language, human clinical studies, and studies describing rehabilitation protocols after MMPRT repair such as ROM, WB, brace use, and RTS. Abstracts, case reports, cohort studies, controlled laboratory studies, human cadaveric or animal studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses were excluded. Results: Thirteen studies were included. Of the 12 ROM studies, ROM was started immediately within 1 or 2 days after operation in 6 studies and after 2 to 3 weeks of knee immobilization in the rest. Of the 13 WB studies, partial weight-bearing was initiated 1 to 4 weeks after operation in 8 studies and 6 weeks in the rest. Of the 9 brace studies, patients were immobilized by a splint for 2 weeks in 3 studies, and in the rest, a brace with full extension was applied for 3 to 6 weeks after several days of splint application. Of the 7 RTS studies, RTS was allowed at 6 months in 6 studies and 5 to 7 months in 1 study. Conclusions: This systematic review revealed conservative rehabilitation protocols were more widely adapted as ROM and WB were restricted at certain degrees during postoperative periods in most protocols analyzed. However, it is impossible to identify a consensus on rehabilitation protocols as the protocols analyzed in this review were distinct each other and heterogeneous. In the future, a well-designed comparative study among different rehabilitation protocols is essential to establish a consensus.
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