Arthroscopic Meniscectomy for Medial Meniscus Horizontal Cleavage Tears in Patients under Age 45Arthroscopic Meniscectomy for Medial Meniscus Horizontal Cleavage Tears in Patients under Age 45
- Other Titles
- Arthroscopic Meniscectomy for Medial Meniscus Horizontal Cleavage Tears in Patients under Age 45
- Authors
- 김재균; 이승엽; 채서우; 임홍철; 배지훈
- Issue Date
- 2016
- Publisher
- 대한슬관절학회
- Keywords
- Knee; Medial meniscus; horizontal tear; arthroscopy; Meniscectomy
- Citation
- Knee Surgery and Related Research, v.28, no.3, pp.225 - 232
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- Knee Surgery and Related Research
- Volume
- 28
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 225
- End Page
- 232
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/90516
- ISSN
- 1225-1623
- Abstract
- purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the demographics, clinical features, and outcomes of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) for isolated medial meniscus horizontal cleavage tears (MMHCTs) in patients under 45 years of age.Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 98 patients (100 knees) under 45 years who underwent APM for MMHCTs. Clinical outcomes were assessed using International Knee Document Committee (IKDC) subjective core, Tegner activity scale, visual analog scale (VAS) pain score, and a question on the symptom relief. results: 79% were male and 70% had no trauma. The mean symptom duration was 10 months. At arthroscopy, a flap tear was identified in 75%. At a mean of 19-month follow-up, the IKDC subjective score, Tegner activity scale, and VAS pain score were significantly improved compared to the preoperative values (p=0.025, p=0.043, and p=0.032, respectively). While 85% were free of symptoms, 15% had persistent pain. No significant differences in outcomes were observed based on the tear type and the presence of flap tears. No progression or development of radiographic degenerative changes was observed in all knees. conclusions: Demographics of MMHCTs under age 45 showed a male dominance and higher frequency of non-traumatic tears. APM was beneficial to symptomatic HCTs in this cohort during the short-term follow-up. Type of HCTs and combined flap tears did not affect clinical outcomes.
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