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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2025

The Formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT Initiative Part II-Prevention, Nonoperative Treatment and Return to Sport.

Robert Prill, C Benjamin Ma, Stephanie E Wong, Philippe Beaufils, Joan C Monllau, Elanna K Arhos, Roland Becker, Francesco Della Villa, J Brett Goodloe, James J Irrgang and 20 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. The effectiveness of knee bracing in non-operative soft tissue and degenerative knee injuries: A systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

30 authors.

Robert PrillDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, University Hospital Brandenburg/Havel, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany; Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.
C Benjamin MaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Stephanie E WongDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Philippe BeaufilsCentre Médical, ESSKA Office, Luxembourg.
Joan C MonllauDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut Català de Traumatologia i Medicina del'Esport (ICATME) - Hospital Universitari Dexeus, Knee and Arthroscopy Unit, Barcelona, Spain.
Elanna K ArhosDepartment of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Roland BeckerDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, University Hospital Brandenburg/Havel, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany; Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.
Francesco Della VillaIsokinetic Medical Group, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Education & Research Department, Bologna, Italy.
J Brett GoodloeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, VCU Health, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
James J IrrgangDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jitka KlugarovaCochrane Czech Republic, Czech CEBHC: JBI Centre of Excellence, Czech GRADE Network, Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
Emma L KlostermanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Aleksandra KrólikowskaPhysiotherapy Research Laboratory, University Centre of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Aaron J KrychDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Robert F LaPradeTwin Cities Orthopedics, Edina and Eagan, Minnesota, USA.
Robert ManskeWichita State University, Ascension Via Christi, Wichita, Kansas, USA.
Nicky van MelickSports & Orthopedics Research Center, Anna TopSupport, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Jill K MonsonTwin Cities Orthopedics, Edina and Eagan, Minnesota, USA.
Marko OstojicOsteon Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Clinic, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mark V PaternoDivision of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, Division of Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Tomasz PiontekDepartment of Rehasport, Sport Medicine Lab, Department of Spine Disorders and Pediatric Orthopedics, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Simone PerelliUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut Català de Traumatologia I Medicina del'Esport (ICATME) - Hospital Universitari Dexeus, Knee and Arthroscopy Unit, Barcelona, Spain.
Alexandre RambaudSaint-Michel Campus, Institute of Physiotherapy of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
James RobinsonMS Knee Specialists, Bristol, UK.
Laura C SchmittDivision of Physical Therapy, Ohio State University, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and OSU Sports Medicine Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Eric Hamrin SenorskiDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Thorkell SnaebjornssonMedical Faculty, University Hospital of Iceland, Landspitali, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Adam J TaglieroDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Airelle O GiordanoDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.
Nicolas PujolDepartment of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Part II of this consensus aimed to provide recommendations for the prevention of meniscus injuries, nonoperative treatment of acute tears and degenerative lesions, return to sports and patient-reported outcome measures. Methods: This consensus followed the European Society of Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) formal consensus methodology. For this combined ESSKA-American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)-American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT) initiative, 67 experts from 14 countries, including orthopedic surgeons and physiotherapists, were involved. The 26 Steering Group members established guiding questions, screened the existing evidence, and proposed statements, and provided Grades of recommendations. The 41 Rating Group members assessed the statements according to a Likert scale (1-9). Final documents were assessed by an international peer review group for geographical adaptability. Results: Low to moderate scientific level of evidence was available, so that grades of recommendations were low (3 Grade A ratings, 4 Grade B, 3 Grade C and 13 Grade D), underlining the relevance of this consensus. One strong and 17 relative agreements with overall median of 8 (8-9) and a mean of 7.92 ± 0.37 were achieved for 23 statements on 18 questions. Prevention of meniscus injuries is possible with general knee injury reduction programs and through avoidance of certain activities. Non-operative treatment including physical therapy is the first line approach for degenerative meniscus lesions and may be an option for some acute tears. Return to sports after meniscus tear surgery should be both criterion-based and timebased. Patient reported outcomes in combination with performance-based measures are recommended to evaluate the rehabilitation process. Conclusion: This international EU-US consensus established recommendations for prevention strategies, describes rehabilitation of nonoperated patients and of patients after partial meniscectomy, meniscus repair and meniscus reconstruction, and establishes return to sport criteria. These updated and structured recommendations may be applied by surgeons and physiotherapists. Level of Evidence: Level I, consensus.

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