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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...

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. 7. Video J Sports Med. 2022 Nov 10;2(6):26350254221122542. doi: 10.1177/26350254221122542. eCollection 2022 Nov-Dec. Horizontal Cleavage Meniscus Tear Repaired Using a Cerclage Technique. MacLean IS(1), Diduch DR(1). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedic S...

Tibial tubercle avulsion fractures in children.

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

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 6. Indian J Orthop. 2021 Apr 3;55(2):237-251. doi: 10.1007/s43465-021-00352-2. eCollection 2021 Apr. Meniscal Root Repair Along with Auxiliary Procedures for Joint Preservation: Current Concepts. Sundararajan SR(1), Ramakanth R(1), Rajasekaran S(1). Author information: (1)Ganga Hospital, 313, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, 641043 India. Meniscal root repai...

Posterior Root Meniscal Tears: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Imaging for Transtibial Pullout Repair.

Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc | 2016 | Palisch AR, Winters RR, Willis MH, Bray CD

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 11. 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), Redziniak DE(2). Author information: (1)Anne Arundel Medical Center Orthopedics, 2000 Med...

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

Arthroscopic repair of horizontal cleavage meniscal tears versus partial meniscectomy in young adults: a comparative study of medium-term functional outcomes

The Egyptian Orthopaedic Journal | 2026 | Mahmoud Fathy Tahoun, Soliman Hasan Zalalo

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

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

Hybrid Repair of a Medial Meniscus Mid-Body Radial Tear.

Video journal of sports medicine | 2023 | Franciozi CE, Mameri ES, Schumacher FC, Credidio MV

Conflict of interest statement: One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: C.E.F. has received educational support from Smith + Nephew. M.S.K. has received educational support from Johnson & Johnson. M.V.L. has received educational support from Johnson & Johnson and Zimmer Biomet. AOSSM checks author disclosures ag...

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] 4. 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...

Horizontal Cleavage Meniscus Tear Repaired Using a Cerclage Technique.

Video journal of sports medicine | 2022 | MacLean IS, Diduch DR

Conflict of interest statement: The authors declared that they have no conflicts of interest in the authorship and publication of this contribution. AOSSM checks author disclosures against the Open Payments Database (OPD). AOSSM has not conducted an independent investigation on the OPD and disclaims any liability or responsibility relating thereto. 8. Video J Sports Med. 2023 N...

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] 20. Knee. 2014 Dec;21(6):1185-90. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2014.07.018. Epub 2014 Aug 4. Repair of a radial tear in the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus. Song HS(1), Bae TY(1), Park BY(1), Shim J(1), In Y(2). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea. (2)Depart...

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] 3. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Jun 15;30(12):e852-e858. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-00993. Epub 2022 Apr 21. Meniscus Repair Part 1: Biology, Function, Tear Morphology, and Special Considerations. Arner JW(1), Ruzbarsky JJ, Vidal AF, Frank RM. Author information: (1)From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh...

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

5. 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 University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (3)Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo Santiago, Santiago, Chi...

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

10. Radiographics. 2016 Oct;36(6):1792-1806. doi: 10.1148/rg.2016160026. Posterior Root Meniscal Tears: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Imaging for Transtibial Pullout Repair. Palisch AR(1), Winters RR(1), Willis MH(1), Bray CD(1), Shybut TB(1). Author information: (1)From the Departments of Radiology (A.R.P., R.R.W., M.H.W., C.D.B.) and Orthopedic Surgery (T.B....

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] 12. Arthrosc Tech. 2016 Feb 8;5(1):e133-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2015.10.013. eCollection 2016 Feb. An All-Inside Repair for Full Radial Posterior Lateral Meniscus Tears. Soejima T(1), Tabuchi K(2), Noguchi K(2), Inoue T(3), Katouda M(4), Murakami H(5), Horibe S(6). Author information: (1)Kurume University Institute of Health and Sports Science, Kurume, Fuku...

Histologically Confirmed Recellularization is a Key Factor that Affects Meniscal Healing in Immature and Mature Meniscal Tears.

Frontiers in cell and developmental biology | 2021 | Yan W, Dai W, Cheng J, Fan Y

Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. 15. Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Oct 30;7(10):2325967119878431. doi: 10.1177/2325967119878431. eCollection 2019 Oct. Performance and Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligam...

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...

Performance and Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Professional Baseball Players.

Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine | 2019 | Erickson BJ, Chalmers PN, D'Angelo J, Ma K

Conflict of interest statement: One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: B.J.E. has received research support from DePuy and Smith & Nephew and educational support from Arthrex. P.N.C. has received educational support from Tornier and Active Medical and consulting fees from DePuy. D.L.D. has received research sup...

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. 18. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2002 Feb;14(1):54-61. doi: 10.1097/00008480-200202000-00010. Discoid lateral meniscus in children. Kelly BT(1), Green DW. Author information: (1)Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York 10021, USA. The discoid meniscus is t...

Discoid lateral meniscus in children.

Current opinion in pediatrics | 2002 | Kelly BT, Green DW

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 19. 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), Krych AJ(4), Stuart MJ(4), Wijdicks CA(5), Cook JL(2)(3). Author infor...

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

13. 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(9), Wang W(3), Li W(8...

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...

Repair of a radial tear in the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus.

The Knee | 2014 | Song HS, Bae TY, Park BY, Shim J

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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...

Meniscectomy.

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

2. 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 Medical Center, Orthopaedic S...

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