Partial Meniscectomy Yields Comparable Outcomes and Failure Rates to Meniscal Repair for Horizontal Cleavage Tears, With Fewer Complication Rates but Greater Progression of Degenerative Changes.

Purpose: To compare the clinical outcomes, failure rates, surgical complications, and postoperative radiographic changes following partial meniscectomy versus meniscal repair for horizontal cleavage tears (HCTs).

Methods: A literature search was performed according to the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines using the Scopus, PubMed, and Embase computerized databases. Clinical studies evaluating partial meniscectomy or meniscal repair for HCTs were included.

Lateral meniscus posterior root repairs show superior healing, reduced meniscal extrusion and improved clinical outcomes compared to medial meniscus posterior root repairs: A systematic review.

Purpose: To systematically review and summarize the available literature on (1) postoperative healing rates, meniscal extrusion (ME) and clinical outcomes following lateral (LMPRR) versus medial (MMPRR) root repair and (2) potential correlations between residual ME and healing outcomes.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using the Scopus, PubMed and Embase databases. Clinical studies evaluating healing status on second-look arthroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after LMPRR and MMPRR were included.

Good clinical outcomes and low recurrence rate in patients undergoing arthroscopic revision Latarjet for failed arthroscopic Bankart repair.

Background: The role of arthroscopic Latarjet stabilization after failed arthroscopic Bankart repair has yet to be definitively established and merits further investigation.

Objective: To assess clinical and radiological outcomes after arthroscopic Latarjet stabilization as a revision procedure for failed Bankart repair, as well as the return to athletic activity and complication rates.

Methods: Between 2009 and 2020, patients with a previous failed arthroscopic Bankart repair who were treated with an arthroscopic Latarjet were retrospectively evaluated.

Meniscal Radial Tears Repaired With All-Inside and Inside-Out Techniques Result in Improved Clinical Outcome Scores, but Inside-Out Repairs May Be Associated With Higher Failure Rates Clinically and on Second-Look Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: To compare patient-reported outcomes (PROs), failure, and healing rates after all-inside (AI) repair versus inside-out (IO) repair for the treatment of meniscal radial tears.

Methods: A literature search was performed according to the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines using the Scopus, PubMed, and Embase computerized databases. Level of Evidence I through IV human clinical studies evaluating PROs and/or the incidence of failure and healing after AI versus IO repairs for meniscal radial tears were included.

Adults Have a Higher Incidence of Discoid Lateral Meniscus Tears Than Children-Adults Tend to Present With Complex Tears, While Horizontal Tear Patterns Are Frequently Encountered in Children: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: To systematically review the available literature on patients with discoid lateral meniscus (DLM) with the goal of elucidating the rates and types of meniscal tears, clinical symptoms, treatment strategies, and postoperative clinical and radiographic outcomes in adult patients compared with a pediatric population.

Methods: A literature search was performed using the PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases from database inception to October 2023 according to the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Level of evidence I through IV human clinical studies evaluating rate and type of meniscal tears, clinical symptoms, patient-reported outcome measures, and postoperative radiographical assessments in patients with DLM were included.

Increased Posterior Tibial Slope Is Associated With Increased Risk of Meniscal Root Tears: A Systematic Review.

Background: While increased posterior tibial slope (PTS) is an established risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament tears, the association between tibial slope and meniscal posterior root tears is not well-defined.

Purpose: To summarize the available literature evaluating the association between PTS and meniscus root injuries compared with patients without root tears.

Study Design: Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.

All-Inside and Inside-Out Repair Techniques for Bucket-Handle Meniscus Tears Both Result in Improved Patient Outcomes and a Broad Range of Failure Rates: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: To compare patient-reported outcomes, failure rates, risk factors for failure, and complications in patients with bucket-handle meniscus tears (BHMTs) undergoing repair with inside-out (IO) versus all-inside (AI) techniques.

Methods: A literature search was performed using the PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases from database inception to August 2023 according to the 2020 PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines. The inclusion criteria consisted of Level I to IV clinical studies published in the past 10 years with greater than 2 years of follow-up that evaluated patient-reported outcome scores and/or the incidence of failure after IO or AI repairs for BHMTs.

Outcomes of Arthroscopic Latarjet as a Revision Surgery After Failed Arthroscopic Bankart Repair.

Background: The role of arthroscopic Latarjet as a revision surgery after failed arthroscopic Bankart repair has yet to be established.

Purpose: To compare clinical outcomes, recurrences, and complication rates of arthroscopic Latarjet as a revision procedure after failed arthroscopic Bankart repair versus arthroscopic Latarjet as a primary procedure.

Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

Meniscus Extrusion, Radial Tears, and Root Tears.

Management of meniscal radial and root tears and extrusion is complex and has changed significantly over recent years. It is important to provide a comprehensive overview of the management of radial and root tears and meniscal extrusion and be aware of the currently available evidence on repair techniques, rehabilitation, and outcomes following radial and root repairs.

Increased Alpha Angles and Younger Age Increase the Risk of Contralateral Femoral Acetabular Impingement Syndrome Symptom Development and Surgical Intervention: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: To identify the preoperative risk factors associated with contralateral symptom development and surgical intervention for patients presenting with unilateral femoral acetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome.

Methods: A literature search was performed using PubMed and Scopus computerized databases according to the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Meta-Analyses guidelines. Studies evaluating preoperative risk factors associated with the contralateral progression of FAI were included.

Metaphyseal cones combined with diaphyseal impaction grafting provide good outcomes and survival in a complex revision total knee arthroplasty: a matched comparative analysis.

Purpose: To compare clinical and radiological outcomes, implant survivorship at a minimum of 1-year follow-up using metaphyseal trabecular cones with or without impaction grafting in a complex revision TKA.

Methods: A retrospective comparative matched analysis was performed and 15 patients who underwent revision surgery using the combination of porous trabecular metaphyseal cone and diaphyseal impaction grafting (MC-IBG) were matched with a group of 13 patients who also underwent revision surgery using metaphyseal cone (MC) without impaction grafting. All included patients presented severe bone defect (AORI 2,3) and a rotating-hinge prosthesis were implanted.

Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair Reduces but Does Not Avoid Histologic Progression of Osteoarthritis: Randomized In Vivo Experimental Study in a Rabbit Model.

Background: The optimal treatment option for meniscus root tears is still challenging, and whether the meniscus root repair ultimately can arrest or delay osteoarthritic changes is still a concern.

Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was 2-fold: (1) to describe and compare histopathologic findings of 3 different therapeutic options for medial meniscus posterior root tear: nonoperative management, partial meniscectomy, and meniscus root repair; and (2) to test the hypothesis that meniscus root tears treated nonoperatively predispose to a lower risk of osteoarthritic progression compared with partial meniscectomy.

Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.

Prognostic Factors and Midterm Clinical Outcome of Transtibial Pullout and Partial Meniscectomy for Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears in Middle-Aged Patients.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes of transtibial pullout technique and partial meniscectomy, and to establish prognostic factors in middle-aged patients with mild knee osteoarthritis.

Methods: A comparative case-control analysis was conducted. 65 patients between 40 and 60 years of age were included into two groups: 30 patients who underwent transtibial pullout technique (group 1) and 35 patients who underwent partial meniscectomy (group 2).

Developing an experimental model of early knee osteoarthritis after medial meniscus posterior root release: an in vivo study.

Purpose: To develop a predictable and reproducible model of knee osteoarthritis after medial meniscus posterior root release.

Methods: Posteromedial meniscal root tears were created in 12 White New Zealand rabbit knees. The contralateral limbs were used as healthy controls.

Outcomes of Arthroscopic Latarjet Procedure for Anterior Glenohumeral Instability in Patients With Epilepsy: A Case-Control Study.

Background: Unacceptably high rates of redislocation, reoperation, osteoarthritis, and coracoid nonunion have been reported in patients with a seizure disorder after surgery for shoulder instabilitiy.

Purpose: To evaluate the objective and subjective functional and radiologic results of the arthroscopic Latarjet procedure for anterior shoulder instability in patients with epilepsy and compare them with the results of patients without epilepsy.

Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

A comparison of the transtibial pullout technique and all-inside meniscal repair in medial meniscus posterior root tear: Prognostic factors and midterm clinical outcomes.

Introduction: There is a paucity of comparative clinical data between arthroscopic all-inside end-to-end meniscal root suture and transtibial pullout technique in medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRT). Therefore, this study aimed to compare treatment failure, mid-term clinical and radiological outcomes of all-inside meniscus root repair versus the transtibial pullout technique and to analyze prognostic factors of postoperative clinical and radiological outcomes.

Material And Methods: Forty-four patients were included in two therapeutic group: arthroscopic all-inside meniscal suture (MS: 13 knees) and transtibial pullout technique (TP: 31 knees).

Prognostic factors of trochanteric bursitis in surgical-staged patients: a prospective study.

Background: Trochanteric bursitis or greater trochanteric pain syndrome is a common disorder and frequent cause of lateral hip pain. It can lead to severe functional impairment with increase morbidity and poor quality of life.The purpose of the current study was to identify and evaluate relationship between health-related factors, as prognostic indicators, and clinical outcomes.