ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2025
Halving of the meniscectomy rate and their costs in Italy: A 15-years period analysis.
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- Annual trends in arthroscopic meniscal surgery in Japan: 10-year analysis from 2014 to 2023.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2026Article
- Halving of the meniscectomy rate and their costs in Italy: A 15-years period analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic meniscal surgery in Norway from 2010 to 2020: A paradigmatic shift.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
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purposeThe purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and hospitalization trends of meniscectomy in Italy from 2001 to 2016. A secondary aim was to investigate the economic burden of the disease on the national healthcare system.
methodsData were extracted from the Italian Ministry of Health's National Hospital Discharge Reports. Diagnoses are coded according to the ICD-9-CM. Meniscectomy was defined by the following main procedure codes: 806, 8026 and 8145. By dividing the number of annual cases by the size of the adult population reported annually by ISTAT, incidence rates were computed.
resultsOverall, 1,454,891 meniscectomies were performed in the study period between 2001 and 2016. The incidence was 178 procedures for every 100,000 Italian inhabitants. The incidence declined from 202 in 2001 to 106 in 2016. Males were the largest portion of patients undergoing surgery (68.2%). The average age of patients was 46.59 ± 15.07. A decreasing trend in length of hospital stay was observed over the study period. The annual average cost per 100,000 inhabitants was EUR 491.219 ± 122.148 with a range from EUR 291,500 ± 79.500 in 2016 to EUR 610,500 ± 166.500 in 2004.
conclusionIn Italy, the number of meniscectomies performed in the adult population has almost halved over the study period. Results of the present study in the Italian population seem to reflect how the clinical evidence basis affects surgical technique selection. The economic burden of meniscectomy is relevant in Italy with an estimated expenditure from EUR 181.861.375 to 318.257.406 between 2001 and 2016. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III.
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