Treatment of knee meniscus pathology: rehabilitation, surgery, and orthobiologics

PS Chirichella, S Jow, S Iacono, HE Wey, GA Malanga - PM&R, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The meniscal tear treatment paradigm traditionally begins with conservative measures such
as physical therapy and referral for operative management for persistent or mechanical …

Arthroscopic repair of the meniscus: surgical management and clinical outcomes

A Vaquero-Picado… - EFORT Open …, 2018 - eor.bioscientifica.com
From the biomechanical and biological points of view, an arthroscopic meniscal repair
(AMR) should always be considered as an option. However, AMR has a higher reoperation …

Effect of early surgery vs physical therapy on knee function among patients with nonobstructive meniscal tears: the ESCAPE randomized clinical trial

VA Van De Graaf, JCA Noorduyn, NW Willigenburg… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Despite recent studies suggesting arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) is
not more effective than physical therapy (PT), the procedure is still frequently performed in …

Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus placebo surgery for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 2-year follow-up of the randomised controlled trial

R Sihvonen, M Paavola, A Malmivaara, A Itälä… - Annals of the rheumatic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To assess if arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) is superior to placebo
surgery in the treatment of patients with degenerative tear of the medial meniscus. Methods …

Degenerative meniscus lesions: an expert consensus statement using the modified Delphi technique

E Hohmann, R Angelo, R Arciero, BR Bach… - … : The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of this study was to perform an evidence-based, expert consensus
survey using the Delphi panel methodology to develop recommendations for the treatment …

Platelet-rich plasma augmentation in meniscal repair surgery: a systematic review of comparative studies

ED Haunschild, HP Huddleston, J Chahla… - Arthroscopy: the journal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To systematically review the literature on meniscal repair surgery and assess
functional and radiographic outcomes of platelet-rich plasma (PRP)–augmented repair …

No evidence in support of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in adults with degenerative and nonobstructive meniscal symptoms: a level I evidence-based systematic …

F Migliorini, F Oliva, J Eschweiler, F Cuozzo… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose It is unclear whether the results of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) are
comparable to a structured physical therapy (PT). This systematic review investigated …

Patients with discoid menisci have similar clinical outcomes to those without discoid menisci when undergoing surgical intervention: a systematic review

YD Diao, P Vivekanantha, D Cohen, Y Hoshino… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To compare post-operative clinical outcomes of discoid meniscus tear procedures
such as saucerization with or without repair with those of non-discoid meniscus tears such …

Augmentation techniques for meniscus repair

A Chevrier, J Farr, SA Rodeo… - The journal of knee …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Menisci display exquisitely complex structure and play an essential weight-bearing role in
the knee joint. A torn meniscus is one of the most common knee injuries which can result in …

Knee arthroscopic surgery in middle-aged patients with meniscal symptoms: a 5-year follow-up of a prospective, randomized study

S Sonesson, J Kvist, J Yakob… - … journal of sports …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Arthroscopic meniscal surgery is a common orthopaedic procedure in middle-
aged patients, but the efficacy of this procedure has been questioned. In this study, we …