SynthesisThe American journal of sports medicine2025
Differences Between Traumatic and Degenerative Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears: A Systematic Review.
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- Efficacy of repair techniques for meniscal root tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Modified Transtibial Pullout Repair for Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear Using a Barbed Suture: A Technical Note.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Three-dimensional-printed shape-memory composite scaffold for meniscus repair.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- Reversed Suture Anchor Combined With Biological Augmentation Technique for Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Potential sources of pain in symptomatic degenerative meniscal tear: A narrative review.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Review
- Diagnosis of Concomitant Posterior Lateral Meniscus Root Tears in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Related Radial Lateral Meniscal Injuries: The "2R" Lesion.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Biomechanical Assessment and Clinical Outcomes in Meniscal Root Tears Management.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Atypically Displaced Meniscal Tears: An Educational Review with Focus on MRI and Arthroscopy.Clinics and practice · 2025Review
- Association between anatomical risk factors and medial meniscus posterior root tears: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Occupational motions such as kneeling and squatting are associated with the increased development of medial meniscus posterior root tears, regardless of the medial posterior tibial slope angle.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
- Improved Medial-Internal Approach to Repair Posterior Root of Medial Meniscus by All-Suture Anchor Combined With Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntact meniscus roots are a prerequisite for normal meniscal function, including even distribution of compressive forces across the knee joint. An injury to the root disrupts the hoop strength of the meniscus and may lead to its extrusion and the development of osteoarthritis. A medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMPRT) is often thought to have a primary degenerative pathogenesis. However, there is mention of some cases of MMPRTs where the patients have a solely traumatic injury to a previously healthy meniscus. PURPOSE: To describe a subpopulation of patients with traumatic MMPRT. STUDY
designSystematic review; Level of evidence, 5.
methodsThe Web of Science database (www.webofscience.com) was queried using the Medical Subject Headings term "medial root tear." Articles were reviewed, and those evaluated for MMPRTs in a degenerative meniscus were excluded. A total of 25 articles describing cases of acute traumatic causes were included in this study. For these articles, the patient characteristics, injury mechanisms, and concomitant injuries evaluated were recorded and pooled.
resultsThe search revealed 660 articles, and 25 were selected for inclusion. A total of 113 patients with a traumatic MMPRT were identified and included in this review. The study population had a mean age of 27.1 years and a high share of men (64%). Also, this review displays how most patients with traumatic MMPRTs also suffer concomitant injuries (68%).
conclusionThe findings in this review support our hypothesis that there is a unique subgroup with acute traumatic MMPRTs that have unique patient characteristics, injury mechanisms, and combined injuries, compared with previously published reviews on MMPRTs.
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