Risk Factors for Meniscectomy After Meniscal Repair.

Risk Factors for Meniscectomy After Meniscal Repair.
Lyman, S., Hidaka, C., Valdez, A., Hetsroni, I., Jung Pan, T., Do, H., Dunn, W., and Marx, R. American Journal of Sports Medicine; 41: 2772 – 2778.
http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/41/12/2772.abstract

There is lack of clear evidence indicating rate of and risk factors for meniscectomy in patients following meniscal repair. This study was conducted to investigate these factors. Data including information on nearly 10 000 patients were retrospectively analyzed.
Authors found that overall frequency of subsequent meniscectomies was 8.9%. Patients who underwent concomitant ACL surgery were less susceptible to undergo meniscectomy. In patients who had isolated meniscal repair, older age, lateral meniscus injury and being operated by surgeon with a higher annual meniscal repair volume were factors decreasing risk of subsequent meniscectomy procedure.
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