ArticleKnee surgery & related research2024
Superior outcomes of pullout repairs for medial meniscus posterior root tears in partial tear compared to complete radial tear.
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- Sagittal Tibial Tunnel Angle Is Associated with Meniscal Extrusion and Clinical Outcomes Following Transtibial Pull-Out Repair of Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Radiologic and Clinical Analysis of Posterior Medial Meniscal Root Tears: A Comparative Study of All-Suture Anchor and Transtibial Pullout Techniques.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Subcortical Bone Cysts at the Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Are Associated with Longer Symptom Duration but Not with Healing Status or Meniscal Extrusion After Root Repair.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- A Smaller Posterior Tibial Slope May Be Associated with an Increased Risk of Tears in the Anterior Horn of the Lateral Meniscus.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2026Article
- 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
- Why Hoop Tension Matters: A Biomechanical Perspective on Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears-A Narrative Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Circumferential Meniscal Reconstruction Using the Semitendinosus Tendon for a Medial Meniscal Posterior Root Tear.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic Knotless Anchor Through High Posterolateral Portal for Treating Medial Meniscal Posterior Root Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Dynamic biomechanical effects of medial meniscus tears on the knee joint: a finite element analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo reveal the outcomes of partial medial meniscus posterior root tears following transtibial pullout repair compared with the outcomes of complete radial meniscus posterior root tears. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe retrospectively evaluated 15 consecutive patients (male/female, 5/10; average age, 64.4 years) who underwent transtibial pullout repair for partial medial meniscus posterior root tears and compared their results with those of 86 consecutive patients who underwent the same surgery for complete medial meniscus posterior root tears. All patients underwent second-look arthroscopy on average 1 year postoperatively, and a semi-quantitative meniscal healing score (anteroposterior width, stability, and synovial coverage, total 10 points) was evaluated. Medial meniscus extrusion was evaluated preoperatively and at second-look arthroscopy.
resultsPostoperative clinical scores were not significantly different in the short term. However, second-look arthroscopy revealed a significant difference in repaired meniscal stability (partial tear; 3.3 points, complete tear; 2.3 points, p < 0.001) and total meniscal healing scores (partial tear; 8.3 points, complete tear; 7.1 points, p < 0.001). Medial meniscus extrusion progression was significantly different (partial tear; 0.4 mm, complete tear; 1.0 mm, p < 0.001).
conclusionPartial medial meniscus posterior root tears showed better meniscal healing and less medial meniscus extrusion progression following pullout repair than complete medial meniscus posterior root tears.
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