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The known and unknown reality of knee dislocations: A systematic review.

Injury | 2024 | Randall ZD, Strok MJ, Mazzola JW, Agrawal R

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Declaration of competing interest None. 7. Am J Sports Med. 2022 Jul;50(9):2381-2389. doi: 10.1177/03635465221102135. Kinematic Analysis of Lateral Meniscal Oblique Radial Tears in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Knees: Untreated Versus Repair Versus Partial Meniscectomy. Smith PA(1), Bezold WA(2)(3), Cook CR(2)(3),...

Comparative clinical outcomes of different therapies for traumatic meniscal tears in adults: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Medicine | 2022 | Hou JH, Gong YL, Ma P, Chen X

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. 9. Knee. 2021 Jan;28:9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2020.10.012. Epub 2020 Dec 2. Risk factors for all-inside meniscal repair failure in isolation and in conjunction with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Turcotte JJ(1), Maley AD(2), Levermore SB(2), Petre BM(2), Red...

Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lateral Meniscal Lesions: A Consensus Statement by the Chinese Society of Sports Medicine.

Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine | 2022 | Zhang S, Chen G, Li R, Yang C

Conflict of interest statement: One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: This study was founded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFA1201303/2021YFA1201300). AOSSM checks author disclosures against the Open Payments Database (OPD). AOSSM has not conducted an independent investigat...

Assessing the Frequency and Effectiveness of Various Arthroscopic Treatments in the Management of Symptomatic Isolated Medial Meniscus Injuries Including Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study.

Acta medica Okayama | 2024 | Tamura M, Furumatsu T, Yokoyama Y, Kintaka K

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

Outcomes Arthroscopic Partial Menisectomy Compared with Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair on Meniscal Tears : A Systematic Review

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2023 | I Made Yedi Wisnawan, IGN Wien Aryana

Introduction: Meniscal tears is one of the most common injury in knee. The surgical management of meniscal tears has seen an increasing trend towards meniscal repair from partial meniscectomy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and review the comparison of the results between arthroscopic partial menisectomy with meniscal repair on meniscal tears by evaluating clinical ou...

Meniscal Root Repair Along with Auxiliary Procedures for Joint Preservation: Current Concepts.

Indian journal of orthopaedics | 2021 | Sundararajan SR, Ramakanth R, Rajasekaran S

Conflict of interest statement: Conflict of interestThe authors declares that they have no conflict of interest. 2. Arthroscopy. 2025 Oct;41(10):4103-4111. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2025.03.015. Epub 2025 Mar 12. Medial Meniscal Ramp Tears in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears Undergoing Reconstruction: A Surgically Relevant Classification System Based on Tear Morpholog...

Tibial tubercle avulsion fractures in children.

Current opinion in pediatrics | 2020 | Franz P, Luderowski E, Tuca M

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 14. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 Dec 9;10(12):23259671221138082. doi: 10.1177/23259671221138082. eCollection 2022 Dec. Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lateral Meniscal Lesions: A Consensus Statement by the Chinese Society of Sports Medicine. Zhang S(1), Chen G(2), Li R(3), Yang C(4), Zheng J(5), Wang C(6), Lu J(7), Zhang Z(8), Shang X(1), Zhang H...

Current practice of biologic augmentation techniques to enhance the healing of meniscal repairs: A collaborative survey within the Meniscus International Network (MenIN) Study Group.

Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA | 2026 | Robinson J, Murray IR, Moatshe G, Chahla J

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Robert F. LaPrade is a consultant for Ossur and Smith and Nephew; receives royalties from Ossur, Smith and Nephew and Elsevier; and research grants from AOSSM, AANA, Ossur, Arthrex and Smith and Nephew. The remaining authors declare no conflicts of interest. 12. Knee Surg Relat Res. 2017 Jun 1;29(2):137-143. doi: 10.5792/ksr...

Red-White Zone Involvement and Medial Meniscal Tears Are Associated with Poorer Prognosis after Arthroscopic Repair of Bucket-Handle Tears

Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery | 2026 | Bo Seung Bae, Jung Suk Kim, Sang Hak Lee

Preoperative joint effusion and varus malalignment predict early clinical failure after arthroscopic meniscal repair for degenerative medial meniscal tears: A retrospective multicenter cohort study

Journal of Orthopaedic Science | 2026 | Kentaro Fujita, Yasushi Takata, Yoshinori Ohashi, Mitsuhiro Kimura

Medial Meniscal Ramp Tears in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears Undergoing Reconstruction: A Surgically Relevant Classification System Based on Tear Morphology.

Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association | 2025 | Tollefson LV, Tapasvi S, Seil R, Slette EL

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Disclosures The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: S.T. reports a consulting relationship with Smith & Nephew. R.S. reports a consulting relationship with Smith & Nephew and Arthrex. C.M.L. reports that a family member has a consu...

Editorial Commentary: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Success Requires Additional Correction of Tibial Slope, Rotational Instability, and Meniscus Pathology: Meniscal Repair Failure Increases Knee Rotational Laxity.

Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association | 2025 | Bi AS, Chahla J

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Disclosures The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: A.B. serves on the Editorial Board for Arthroscopy. J.C. reports board membership, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, Inte...

Combined Meniscal Saucerization and Repair Versus Subtotal Meniscectomy for Symptomatic Discoid Lateral Meniscal Tears in Children and Adolescents

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2025 | Airi Shimmyo, Shintaro Onishi, Ryo Kanto, Hiroshi Nakayama

Background: Meniscal saucerization combined with repair of a symptomatic discoid lateral meniscus (DLM) has been expanding. However, the significance of meniscal saucerization with repair involving complex or degenerative tears remains uncertain. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to assess the radiological and clinical outcomes of saucerization with repair perfo...

Evaluation of Outcomes at Mean 4.8 Years After Repair of Types 3 and 4 Lateral Meniscal Oblique Radial Tears during ACL Reconstruction

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2025 | Jarod M. Karom, Grace E. Monroe, Zachary Burnett, Parker A. Cavendish

Background: Lateral meniscal oblique radial tears (LMORTs) of the posterior horn typically occur in the setting of an acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Despite publications pertaining to the prevalence, biomechanics, and surgical repair techniques of LMORTs, studies reporting mid-term outcomes after LMORT repair are lacking. Purpose: To examine both clinical and f...

Management and Outcomes of Patients With Degenerative Meniscal Tears in an ESP Physiotherapist-Led Orthopaedic Clinic: An Observational Cohort

OrthoMedia | 2024

Meniscus Repair Part 1: Biology, Function, Tear Morphology, and Special Considerations.

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | 2022 | Arner JW, Ruzbarsky JJ, Vidal AF, Frank RM

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 5. Arthrosc Tech. 2021 Jun 20;10(7):e1763-e1772. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2021.03.026. eCollection 2021 Jul. Continuous Meniscal Suture in Radial Meniscal Tear: The Hourglass Technique. Rocha de Faria JL(1), Pavão DM(1), Pires E Albuquerque RS(1), de Sousa EB(1), Guimarães JAM(1), Mozella AP(1)(2), Roesler CRM(3), Salim R(4), Mandarino M(1), LaPrade RF(5)(6). A...

Kinematic Analysis of Lateral Meniscal Oblique Radial Tears in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Knees: Untreated Versus Repair Versus Partial Meniscectomy.

The American journal of sports medicine | 2022 | Smith PA, Bezold WA, Cook CR, Krych AJ

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 8. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Jan 14;101(2):e28557. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028557. Comparative clinical outcomes of different therapies for traumatic meniscal tears in adults: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis. Hou JH(1), Gong YL, Ma P, Chen X, Dong WT, Liu JJ, Liu BJ, Zhang CM. Author information: (1)Department of Sports Medici...

Continuous Meniscal Suture in Radial Meniscal Tear: The Hourglass Technique.

Arthroscopy techniques | 2021 | Rocha de Faria JL, Pavão DM, Pires E Albuquerque RS, de Sousa EB

6. Injury. 2024 Nov;55(11):111904. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111904. Epub 2024 Sep 18. The known and unknown reality of knee dislocations: A systematic review. Randall ZD(1), Strok MJ(2), Mazzola JW(3), Agrawal R(4), Yaeger LH(1), Berkes MB(5). Author information: (1)Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA. (2)Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO...

Risk factors for all-inside meniscal repair failure in isolation and in conjunction with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

The Knee | 2021 | Turcotte JJ, Maley AD, Levermore SB, Petre BM

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 10. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2021 Jan 30;3(2):e411-e419. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2020.10.004. eCollection 2021 Apr. Publicly Available Rehabilitation Protocols Designated for Meniscal Repairs Are Highly Variable. Carder SL(1), Messamore WG(1), Scheffer DR(1), Giusti NE(1), Schroeppel JP(1), Mullen S(1), Vopat BG(1). Author information: (1)University of Kan...

Publicly Available Rehabilitation Protocols Designated for Meniscal Repairs Are Highly Variable.

Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation | 2021 | Carder SL, Messamore WG, Scheffer DR, Giusti NE

11. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2026 Feb;34(2):436-444. doi: 10.1002/ksa.12685. Epub 2025 May 7. Current practice of biologic augmentation techniques to enhance the healing of meniscal repairs: A collaborative survey within the Meniscus International Network (MenIN) Study Group. Robinson J(1), Murray IR(2), Moatshe G(3)(4), Chahla J(5)(6), Tollefson LV(7), Parker DA(8)...

Meniscal Repair Techniques for Middle- and Posterior-Third Tears.

Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association | 2021 | Aman ZS, Dickens JF, Dekker TJ

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 18. Knee Surg Relat Res. 2012 Sep;24(3):129-36. doi: 10.5792/ksrr.2012.24.3.129. Epub 2012 Sep 3. Meniscectomy. Jeong HJ(1), Lee SH, Ko CS. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. To review the meniscus from a historical perspective especially on surgical m...

Outcomes of Meniscal Repair versus Meniscectomy in Patients with Concomitant ACL and Bucket Handle Meniscus Tears (200)

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2021 | Laura Keeling, Alexandra Galel, Cooper Ehlers, David Wang

Objectives: Bucket handle meniscus tears often present concurrently with tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). However, little is known regarding the influence of demographic factors on surgical decision-making, or on outcomes following treatment of bucket handle meniscus tears in ACL-deficient patients. Furthermore, no study has compared outcomes in this population be...

Biomechanical Comparison of an All-Inside Meniscal Repair Device Construct Versus Pullout Sutures for Arthroscopic Transtibial Repair of Posterior Medial Meniscus Root Tears: A Matched-Pair Cadaveric Study

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2021 | Christopher J. Vertullo, Joseph Cadman, Danè Dabirrahmani, Richard Appleyard

Background: Meniscus root repairs are important for restoring knee function after a complete meniscus root tear. Various suturing patterns have been proposed for the root repair. The 2-simple-stitches (TSS) method is currently the preferred technique, as it is simplest to perform and allows the least displacement of the meniscus root. Purpose: To compare the biomechanical prope...

MENISCUS REPAIR VERSUS DEBRIDEMENT FOR MENISCAL TEARS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS – PREDICTORS FOR TREATMENT BASED ON DEMOGRAPHICS

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2019 | Lauren Agatstein, Alton W. Skaggs, Matthew J. Brown, Nicole Friel

BACKGROUND: Pediatric and adolescent patients with meniscus tears have a relatively high rate of healing after meniscus repair – up to greater than 80% in the literature. Despite this fact, many patients undergo meniscus debridement for treatment of their meniscus tears. In this study, we investigated the demographic factors predictive of whether a pediatric patient would recei...

The Efficacy of Meniscal Treatment Associated with Lateral Tibial Plateau Fractures.

Knee surgery & related research | 2017 | Park HJ, Lee HD, Cho JH

Conflict of interest statement: Conflict of Interest No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. 13. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2020 Feb;32(1):86-92. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000870. Tibial tubercle avulsion fractures in children. Franz P(1), Luderowski E(2), Tuca M(3). Author information: (1)Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile. (2)Johns Hopkins...

Repair of posterior medial meniscal root tears in the setting of Outerbridge III and IV cartilage damage

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2017 | Andrew Witherow, James Young, Peter Myers

Objectives: Reporting the clinical outcomes of our cohort of patients who underwent arthroscopic transtibial posterior medial meniscal root tear repair (MMRTr) in those patients who had Outerbridge cartilage degeneration of III or IV. Methods: 29 consecutive patients with isolated MMRT underwent trans-tibial repair with all patients completing pre-operative scoring and 20 patie...

An All-Inside Repair for Full Radial Posterior Lateral Meniscus Tears.

Arthroscopy techniques | 2016 | Soejima T, Tabuchi K, Noguchi K, Inoue T

16. Phys Sportsmed. 2012 Sep;40(3):66-76. doi: 10.3810/psm.2012.09.1983. The effect of meniscal tears on cartilage loss of the knee: findings on serial MRIs. Cohen SB(1), Short CP, O'Hagan T, Wu HT, Morrison WB, Zoga AC. Author information: (1)Rothman Institute Orthopedics/Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. steven.cohen@rothmaninsti...

Arthroscopic Repair of Posterior Meniscal Root Tears

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2016 | Lauren Matheny, Samuel G. Moulton, Chase S. Dean, Robert F. LaPrade

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare subjective clinical outcomes in patients requiring arthroscopic transtibial pullout repair for posterior meniscus root tears of the medial and lateral menisci. We hypothesized that improvement in function and activity level would be similar among patients undergoing lateral and medial meniscal root repairs. Methods: This stud...

Meniscal Repair of Degenerative Horizontal Cleavage Tears Using Fibrin Clots

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2014 | Tamiko Kamimura, Masashi Kimura

Background: Presently, the treatment options available for patients with horizontal degenerative cleavage tears of the meniscus are limited. These tears are considered an indication for partial or subtotal meniscectomy because when the tear is located within an avascular area, it is difficult to induce healing. However, meniscectomy is not ideal because it disrupts the normal a...

Incidence of Meniscal Tears Accompanying ACL Ruptures

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2014 | Mehmet Hasan Tatari, Vugar Guliyev

Objectives: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a common disorder in athletes and in most cases, meniscal tears accompany. These meniscal tears can be the result of the initial trauma or the consecutive injuries in the unoperated patients. The aim of the study was to compare the incidence of meniscal tears in the patients operated because of ACL defficiency in the early...

Collagen expression in various degenerative meniscal changes: an immunohistological study.

Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) | 2013 | Mine T, Ihara K, Kawamura H, Date R

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 20. Acta Med Okayama. 2024 Feb;78(1):21-27. doi: 10.18926/AMO/66667. Assessing the Frequency and Effectiveness of Various Arthroscopic Treatments in the Management of Symptomatic Isolated Medial Meniscus Injuries Including Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study. Tamura M(1), Furumatsu T(1), Yokoyama Y(1), Kintaka K(...

The effect of meniscal tears on cartilage loss of the knee: findings on serial MRIs.

The Physician and sportsmedicine | 2012 | Cohen SB, Short CP, O'Hagan T, Wu HT

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 17. Arthroscopy. 2021 Mar;37(3):792-794. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.01.003. Epub 2021 Jan 14. Meniscal Repair Techniques for Middle- and Posterior-Third Tears. Aman ZS(1), Dickens JF(2), Dekker TJ(3). Author information: (1)Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (2)Walter Reed National Military Medica...

Meniscectomy.

Knee surgery & related research | 2012 | Jeong HJ, Lee SH, Ko CS

19. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2013 Aug;21(2):216-20. doi: 10.1177/230949901302100221. Collagen expression in various degenerative meniscal changes: an immunohistological study. Mine T(1), Ihara K, Kawamura H, Date R, Umehara K. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kanmon Medical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan. PURPOSE. To examine c...

T‐Fix endoscopic meniscal repair: Technique and approach to different types of tears

Arthroscopy | 1995 | Gene R. Barrett, Kristin Richardson, Vicki Koenig

Abstract Endoscopic meniscus repair using the T‐Fix suture device (Acufex Microsurgical, Inc, Mansfield, MA) allows ease of suture placement for meniscus stability without the problems associated with ancillary incisions such as neurovascular compromise. It is ideal for the central posterior horn tears that are difficult using conventional techniques. Vertical tears, bucket han...

Arthroscopic repair of lateral meniscal tears

Arthroscopy | 1988