Dustin R Lee, Yining Lu, Anna K Reinholz, Sara E Till, Abhinav Lamba, Daniel B F Saris, Christopher L Camp, Aaron J Krych
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compile and analyze structural and clinical outcomes after Meniscus Root Tear (MRT) treatment as currently described in the literature. METHODS: A review was conducted to identify studies published since 2011 on efficacy of repair, meniscectomy, and nonoperative management in the treatment of meniscus root tears. Patient cohorts were grouped into treatment categories, with medial and lateral root tears analyzed separately; data was collected on patient demographics, structural outcomes including joint space width (JSW), degree of medial meniscal extrusion (MME), progression to total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)...
February 22, 2024: Arthroscopy