The epidemiology of meniscus injury

BG Adams, MN Houston… - Sports medicine and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Meniscus surgery is one of the most commonly performed orthopedic procedures worldwide.
Modifiable risk factors for meniscus injury include body mass index, participation in athletics …

Health‐economic evaluation of meniscus tear treatments: a systematic review

R Deviandri, MC Daulay, D Iskandar… - Knee Surgery …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the overall evidence of published health‐economic evaluation studies
on meniscus tear treatment. Methods Our systematic review focuses on health‐economic …

Weight loss enhances meniscal healing following transtibial pullout repair for medial meniscus posterior root tears

T Hiranaka, T Furumatsu, Y Yokoyama… - Knee Surgery …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose This study investigated the impact of weight change on the success of transtibial
pullout repair for medial meniscus (MM) posterior root tears (MMPRTs). Methods The study …

Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy performs similarly irrespective of body mass index

A Mabrouk, M Risebury, S Yasen - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose This study investigates the effect of the body mass index (BMI) on the early (2
years) to midterm (5 years) results of medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy …

Obesity and Knee Disorders

J Scanlon, M Macciacchera, A Cassar-Gheiti - … Disease and Obesity: Multi …, 2024 - Springer
Obesity is a potentially modifiable risk factor that results in increased joint stress and load
forces on the knee. This, in turn, can predispose patients to bony and soft-tissue injuries …

Predictive factors associated with short-term clinical outcomes and time to return to activity after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in nonathletes

L Wang, Q Lin, X Qi, D Chen, C Xia… - Orthopaedic Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Although arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is a widely implemented surgical
procedure, studies investigating the time to return to activity (RTA) are rare. Purpose: To …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of short-term splint immobilization in the treatment of pediatric discoid lateral meniscus after saucerization management

Y Liu, Y Liu, LQ Zhu, YF Zhen, FY Zhang, XD Wang - Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
There are no universal guidelines for rehabilitation after saucerization for children with
discoid lateral meniscus. This study determined if short-term knee splint immobilization and …

Predictors of Long-term Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Collagen Meniscal Implant for Partial Meniscal Defects

A Grassi, GA Lucidi, S Di Paolo… - … Journal of Sports …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Collagen meniscal implant (CMI) is considered an effective procedure for
reducing knee pain and improving knee function after previous meniscectomy …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical Interventions for the Management of Obesity-Related Joint Pain: A Narrative Review

MS Alrayes, MA Altawili, SM Alsuabie, AW Sindi… - Cureus, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obesity-related joint pain is a common and debilitating condition that significantly impacts
the quality of life, primarily due to the excess weight straining the joints. This results in …

Ipsilateral chondral lesions worsen the long-term prognosis following arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy

ON Eroğlu, A Asma, M Armağan, H Pınar - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The effect of knee cartilage defects that are detected during partial meniscectomy
remains controversial in terms of the long-term prognosis on knee function. This study aimed …