Cartilage degeneration and not age influences the health-related quality of life outcome after partial meniscectomy

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate whether inconsistently reported factors influence the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcome of partial meniscectomy. Method Short Form 36 (SF-36) data on 216 patients were retrospectively analysed for the influence of the factors age, gend...

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Published in:Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2015-01, Vol.23 (1), p.26-31
Main Authors: Liebensteiner, Michael C., Nogler, Michael, Giesinger, Johannes M., Lechner, Ricarda, Lenze, Florian, Thaler, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age Factors
Arthroscopy
Bone surgery
Cartilage
Cartilage, Articular - physiopathology
Cartilage, Articular - surgery
Female
Gender
Humans
Hypotheses
Knee
Knee Joint - physiopathology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Menisci, Tibial - surgery
Middle Aged
Multivariate analysis
Orthopedics
Patients
Quality of Life
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Variables
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Summary:Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate whether inconsistently reported factors influence the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcome of partial meniscectomy. Method Short Form 36 (SF-36) data on 216 patients were retrospectively analysed for the influence of the factors age, gender and degree of cartilage degeneration. Mixed linear models were applied for univariate and multivariate analyses. Results All SF-36 scales, including the psychosocial scales, showed a significant improvement from pre- to post-operative ( p  
ISSN:0942-2056
1433-7347
DOI:10.1007/s00167-013-2478-z