ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2025
Clinical outcomes following medial meniscus posterior root repairs: A minimum of 5-year follow-up study.
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- 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
- Arthroscopic Repair of Meniscal Medial Root Tears: The Necessity of Concomitant Realignment Osteotomy.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Review
- Larger preoperative medial meniscus extrusion is associated with insufficient pain relief following pullout repair for medial meniscus posterior root tears.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes of Pullout Repair Combined with Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation for Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears with Focal Cartilage Defects: A Treatment-Stratified Cohort Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Time-Dependent Anchor Hole Expansion May Associate with Meniscal Extrusion After Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy Combined with Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear Repair and Meniscal Centralization.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association between discoid lateral meniscus and medial meniscus posterior root tear: A retrospective cohort study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes following medial meniscus posterior root repairs: A minimum of 5-year follow-up study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose: This study assessed the clinical outcomes of the FasT-Fix dependent modified Mason-Allen suture (F-MMA) and two simple stitches (TSS) on mid-term postoperative outcomes following medial meniscus (MM) posterior root repair. Methods: Forty-three patients who underwent transtibial pullout repair for MM posterior root tear (PRT) between November 2016 and September 2018 were initially enrolled. Patients with a femorotibial angle ≤ 180°, Kellgren-Lawrence grade of 0-2, and modified Outerbridge grade I or II cartilage lesions were included. The Lysholm, Tegner activity, International Knee Documentation Committee score, pain visual analogue scale and Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome scores were assessed as clinical outcomes. Conversion surgery to knee arthroplasty was considered as the endpoint. Surgeries other than second-look arthroscopy and plate or screw removal were also recorded. Results: The mean follow-up period was 5.9 years. All evaluated 5-year postoperative clinical outcomes were significantly improved compared to the preoperative outcomes ( Conclusion: Both F-MMA and TSS pullout repairs yielded satisfactory clinical outcomes in patients with MMPRT with a mean follow-up of 5.9 years, and no conversion to knee arthroplasty was required. Further follow-up is warranted to assess long-term survival rates. Level of Evidence: Level III.
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