Outcomes at 20 years after meniscectomy in young patients

To define arthroscopic meniscectomy (AM) outcomes in young patients at 20 years follow up in terms of predictors of poor clinical results, rate and timing of conversion to total knee replacement (TKR). The following data were collected for 225 patients aged between 18 and 50 years with meniscal tear...

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Published in:The knee 2021-03, Vol.29, p.49-54
Main Authors: Aprato, Alessandro, Sordo, Luisangelo, Costantino, Angelo, Sabatini, Luigi, Barberis, Luca, Testa, Diego, Massè, Alessandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthroscopic meniscectomy
Chondral lesion
Knee malalignment
Lateral meniscectomy
Meniscal tears
Total knee replacement
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Summary:To define arthroscopic meniscectomy (AM) outcomes in young patients at 20 years follow up in terms of predictors of poor clinical results, rate and timing of conversion to total knee replacement (TKR). The following data were collected for 225 patients aged between 18 and 50 years with meniscal tear (MT) who underwent AM: age at surgery, gender, injured meniscus, knee alignment, associated lesions, amount of meniscal resection. At 20 years follow up, rate and timing of TKR conversion and clinical outcomes with Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) score were reviewed. Ten patients (4.4%) required TKR in the follow up period. The mean time from AM to TKR was 7.0 years (standard deviation 3.87). Age between 40 and 50 years at AM (P 
ISSN:0968-0160
1873-5800
DOI:10.1016/j.knee.2021.01.007