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ReviewPathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology2023

Surgical Management of Traumatic Meniscus Injuries.

Hannah R Popper, Brian E Fliegel, Dawn M Elliott, Alvin W Su

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Review in Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Displaced Bucket-handle Meniscus Tear After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025
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  7. Advances in hyaluronic acid hydrogel for meniscus repair.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hannah R PopperJefferson Health New Jersey, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA.
Brian E FliegelJefferson Health New Jersey, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9376-1690
Dawn M ElliottBiomedical Engineering Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4792-1029
Alvin W SuBiomedical Engineering Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4016-9623
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital · USCommunity Health Systems - Dupont Hospital · USUniversity of Delaware · US

Funding

Understanding synovial macrophage inflamm-aging within osteoarthritisP20GM139760 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI DAWN M ELLIOTT · 2021 to 2026
$19.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM139760
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The menisci increase the contact area of load bearing in the knee and thus disperse the mechanical stress via their circumferential tensile fibers. Traumatic meniscus injuries cause mechanical symptoms in the knee, and are more prevalent amongst younger, more active patients, compared to degenerative tears amongst the elderly population. Traumatic meniscus tears typically result from the load-and-shear mechanism in the knee joint. The treatment depends on the size, location, and pattern of the tear. For non-repairable tears, partial or total meniscal resection decreases its tensile stress and increases joint contact stress, thus potentiating the risk of arthritis. A longitudinal vertical tear pattern at the peripheral third red-red zone leads to higher healing potential after repair. The postoperative rehabilitation protocols after repair range from immediate weight-bearing with no range of motion restrictions to non-weight bearing and delayed mobilization for weeks. Pediatric and adolescent patients may require special considerations due to their activity levels, or distinct pathologies such as a discoid meniscus. Further biomechanical and biologic evidence is needed to guide surgical management, postoperative rehabilitation protocols, and future technology applications for traumatic meniscus injuries.

Indexed as

knee biomechanicsknee rehabilitationmeniscus repairmeniscus tearorthopaedicssports medicine

Identifiers

PMID38133145
PMCPMC10747583
OpenAlexW4389299703

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