January 21, 2019Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and HealthcareOpen Access

Management of Meniscal Tears by Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in Traumatic and Degenerative Cases

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Population

20 patients (18 male, 2 female) who underwent surgery for meniscal tear, average age 36 years (range 15-60 years). 7 (35%) acute tears, 13 (65%) chronic tears. 10 (50%) isolated meniscal tears, 10 (50%) combined with arthroscopic ACL reconstruction.

Intervention

Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy / meniscal repair

Outcome

Surgical outcome and healing

In patients with meniscal tears, partial meniscectomy outcomes vary by tear type and location, with medial 1/3 and horizontal tears showing poorer healing.

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Implication

Partial meniscectomy yields variable short-term outcomes by tear type; leaves open patient selection criteria pending controlled trials.

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Narendra et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7149a0febe604dd709fba9 https://doi.org/10.18410/jebmh/2019/34

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Management of Meniscal Tears by Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in Traumatic and Degenerative Cases

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Management of Meniscal Tears by Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in Traumatic and Degenerative Cases

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