TY - JOUR
T1 - Transtibial pullout repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears
T2 - effects on the meniscus healing score and ICRS grade among patients with mild osteoarthritis of the knee
AU - Kodama, Yuya
AU - Furumatsu, Takayuki
AU - Okazaki, Yuki
AU - Takihira, Shota
AU - Hiranaka, Takaaki
AU - Miyazawa, Shinichi
AU - Kamatsuki, Yusuke
AU - Ozaki, Toshifumi
N1 - Funding Information:
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PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - Purpose: To assess the effects of transtibial pullout repair for medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRTs) among patients with early osteoarthritis of the knee as measured by the meniscus healing score and to determine whether the meniscus healing score correlates with the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) grade progression. Methods: Forty-seven patients with mild osteoarthritic knees (Kellgren–Lawrence grade ≤ 2 and varus alignment < 5°) who underwent transtibial pullout repair less than 3 months after MMPRT onset were assessed. The association between meniscus healing scores at 1 year postoperatively and cartilage damage of the medial compartment (medial femoral condyle [MFC] and medial tibial plateau [MTP]) were evaluated. The MFC was divided into six zones (A to F) and the MTP into two zones (G and H). The mean ICRS grade for each zone was compared between the primary surgery and second-look arthroscopy. The correlation between cartilage damage and meniscus healing status at the time of second-look arthroscopy in each zone was analysed. Results: The mean time interval from injury to surgery was 63 days, and all clinical scores showed significant improvement. There were no significant differences in the extent of cartilage damage in areas B, C, E, or F (n.s.) for MFC or in areas G and H (n.s.) for MTP. The meniscus healing score and cartilage damage were correlated in the loading areas (B, C, E, and H; − 0.53, − 0.45, − 0.33, and − 0.38, respectively; p < 0.05). Conclusion: Transtibial pullout repair of MMPRTs among patients with mild osteoarthritic knees improved the clinical outcomes and showed a negative correlation between high meniscus healing scores and ICRS grades in the medial compartment loading area. This study suggests that early surgery should be undertaken for patients with mild osteoarthritic knee who develop MMPRTs. Level of evidence: Level IV.
AB - Purpose: To assess the effects of transtibial pullout repair for medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRTs) among patients with early osteoarthritis of the knee as measured by the meniscus healing score and to determine whether the meniscus healing score correlates with the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) grade progression. Methods: Forty-seven patients with mild osteoarthritic knees (Kellgren–Lawrence grade ≤ 2 and varus alignment < 5°) who underwent transtibial pullout repair less than 3 months after MMPRT onset were assessed. The association between meniscus healing scores at 1 year postoperatively and cartilage damage of the medial compartment (medial femoral condyle [MFC] and medial tibial plateau [MTP]) were evaluated. The MFC was divided into six zones (A to F) and the MTP into two zones (G and H). The mean ICRS grade for each zone was compared between the primary surgery and second-look arthroscopy. The correlation between cartilage damage and meniscus healing status at the time of second-look arthroscopy in each zone was analysed. Results: The mean time interval from injury to surgery was 63 days, and all clinical scores showed significant improvement. There were no significant differences in the extent of cartilage damage in areas B, C, E, or F (n.s.) for MFC or in areas G and H (n.s.) for MTP. The meniscus healing score and cartilage damage were correlated in the loading areas (B, C, E, and H; − 0.53, − 0.45, − 0.33, and − 0.38, respectively; p < 0.05). Conclusion: Transtibial pullout repair of MMPRTs among patients with mild osteoarthritic knees improved the clinical outcomes and showed a negative correlation between high meniscus healing scores and ICRS grades in the medial compartment loading area. This study suggests that early surgery should be undertaken for patients with mild osteoarthritic knee who develop MMPRTs. Level of evidence: Level IV.
KW - Cartilage degeneration
KW - Medial meniscus
KW - Meniscal healing
KW - Posterior root tear
KW - Transtibial pullout repair
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U2 - 10.1007/s00167-020-06332-7
DO - 10.1007/s00167-020-06332-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 33112966
AN - SCOPUS:85094140848
VL - 29
SP - 3001
EP - 3009
JO - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
JF - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
SN - 0942-2056
IS - 9
ER -