Long-Term Results of Open Meniscal Repair
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Vol. 23 (5), 524-530
- https://doi.org/10.1177/036354659502300502
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to document the long- term clinical and radiographic results of open meniscal repair. Thirty consecutive patients, involving 33 open repairs, were evaluated by history, physical examina tion, KT-1000 arthrometer testing, Lysholm II score, Tegner activity score, and weightbearing radiographs. The mean followup was 10.9 years (range, 10.1 to 13). No patients were lost to followup. Seven meniscal re tears (21%) were documented (six demonstrated by re peat arthroscopy and one suspected on clinical evalu ation). Three of 21 (14%) acute repairs (performed within 6 weeks of injury) retore as compared with 4 of 12 (33%) chronic repairs (P = 0.38). None of the 12 menisci in stable knees (Keywords
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