All zones arthroscopic meniscal repair - medium term follow-up
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction The menisci are crucial structures of the knee in maintaining function Meniscal repair has gained importance as meniscectomy causes early arthritis Arthroscopic repair of meniscus has become the mainstay of management replacing open surgery because of decreased duration of surgical procedure and better accessibility to the tear locationMethods This study prospectively evaluated functional outcome in 34 patients who underwent arthroscopic meniscal repair Tears involving outer redred middle and inner whitewhite zone were included for repair Complex and degenerative tears were excluded from repair Followup consisted of clinical assessment by using Barretts criteria and comparison of preoperative and postoperative Lysholm knee score In the absence of jointline tenderness or effusion and if the McMurray test was negative it was considered that the repaired meniscus has healedResults After a minimum of 15 year followup 3234 of the cases that underwent meniscal repair were asymptomatic for meniscal tears The mean Lysholm score increased to 952 as compared with the preoperative mean value of 61 Arthroscopic meniscal repair was not associated with any neurovascular or other major complicationsConclusion Stabilizing the meniscal tear by arthroscopy in all three zones appears to be an effective procedureKeywords Meniscal repair Whitewhite zone Arthroscopy
Authors and Affiliations
Chitta Ranjan Sahu, Deepak K, Pavan Kumar Yadav Kondepu, Gudaru Jagadesh
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