Lateral meniscal posterior root tears experience acceptable healing status after transtibial repair technique

Purpose To evaluate patient MRI results, demography and clinical outcome following transtibial repair of lateral and medial meniscal posterior root tears. Methods Patients treated with transtibial repairs of posterior meniscal root tears from 2015 through 2018 performed pre- and postoperative MRI sc...

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Published in:Journal of experimental orthopaedics 2021-12, Vol.8 (1), p.114-114, Article 114
Main Authors: Aga, Cathrine, Aasen, Ingerid Baksaas, Brocker, Carsten, Kise, Nina Jullum, Heir, Stig
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bone surgery
Cartilage
Demography
Joint and ligament injuries
Knee
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Paper
Orthopedics
Patients
Surgical Orthopedics
Sutures
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Summary:Purpose To evaluate patient MRI results, demography and clinical outcome following transtibial repair of lateral and medial meniscal posterior root tears. Methods Patients treated with transtibial repairs of posterior meniscal root tears from 2015 through 2018 performed pre- and postoperative MRI scans. Outcome measures were continuity/discontinuity of the meniscal root and change in meniscal extrusion on MRI. Other outcomes were KOOS, Lysholm score, Tegner activity scale and the Global Rate of Change (GRoC) score for function and pain at follow-up. Study design Retrospective case-series. Results Of 41 patients, 36 attended follow-up at mean 26 (12–38) months postoperatively. At follow-up, 11 out of 18 lateral meniscus posterior root tear (LMPRT) versus 5 out of 18 medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMPRT) repairs were classified as healed. Meniscal extrusion decreased in LMPRTs from of 2.3 ± 1.5 mm to 1.4 ± 1.09 mm ( p  = 0.080) and increased in MMPRTs from 3.1 ± 1.6 mm to 4.8 ± 1.9 mm ( p  = 0.005) at FU (between-group difference, p  
ISSN:2197-1153
2197-1153
DOI:10.1186/s40634-021-00433-z