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Association Between Transtibial Meniscus Root Repair and Rate of Meniscal Healing and Extrusion on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Prospective Multicenter Study
BACKGROUND: Prospective studies evaluating second-look imaging of meniscus root repair using a transtibial pull-out technique are limited; therefore, optimal surgical indications and the technique for meniscus root repair remain uncertain. HYPOTHESIS: It was hypothesized that there would be a high r...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8371730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34423058 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23259671211023774 |
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author | Krych, Aaron J. Nauert, Richard F. Song, Bryant M. Cook, Corey S. Johnson, Adam C. Smith, Patrick A. Stuart, Michael J. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Prospective studies evaluating second-look imaging of meniscus root repair using a transtibial pull-out technique are limited; therefore, optimal surgical indications and the technique for meniscus root repair remain uncertain. HYPOTHESIS: It was hypothesized that there would be a high rate of healing, improvement in meniscal extrusion, and prevention of articular cartilage degeneration and subchondral bone abnormalities after meniscus root repair. STUDY DESIGN: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing transtibial root repair were prospectively enrolled at 2 orthopaedic centers between March 2017 and January 2019. Pre- and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were reviewed by a musculoskeletal radiologist in a blinded fashion for meniscal healing, quantification of extrusion, articular cartilage grade, subchondral bone changes, and coronary/meniscotibial ligament abnormalities. Given persistent extrusion observed on postoperative MRI scans, an additional 10 patients gave consent and were enrolled for immediate (before weightbearing) postoperative MRI scans. RESULTS: A total of 45 patients (16 male, 29 female; mean ± standard deviation age, 42.3 ± 12.9 years; body mass index, 31.6) were prospectively enrolled in the study; there were 47 meniscus root repairs: 29 medial and 18 lateral (2 with both). Postoperative MRI was obtained at an average of 6.3 months (range, 5.1-8 months); 98% of meniscal repairs had evidence of healing. Mean extrusion increased significantly, from 1.9 ± 1.5 mm preoperatively to 2.6 ± 1.4 mm postoperatively (P = .03). There was no significant progression of chondromalacia grade, subchondral edema, insufficiency fracture, subchondral cysts, or subchondral collapse. In the additional 10-patient cohort, the mean preoperative extrusion (1.6 ± 1.2 mm) was not significantly different from that immediately postoperatively (2.0 ± 1.0 mm; P = .23). CONCLUSION: Prospective MRI analysis of transtibial meniscus root repair confirmed a high rate of meniscal healing and no observable progression of cartilage degeneration or subchondral bone abnormalities at the short-term follow-up. However, meniscal extrusion worsened in the first 6 months after surgery. REGISTRATION: NCT03037242 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier). |
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spelling | pubmed-83717302021-08-19 Association Between Transtibial Meniscus Root Repair and Rate of Meniscal Healing and Extrusion on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Prospective Multicenter Study Krych, Aaron J. Nauert, Richard F. Song, Bryant M. Cook, Corey S. Johnson, Adam C. Smith, Patrick A. Stuart, Michael J. Orthop J Sports Med Article BACKGROUND: Prospective studies evaluating second-look imaging of meniscus root repair using a transtibial pull-out technique are limited; therefore, optimal surgical indications and the technique for meniscus root repair remain uncertain. HYPOTHESIS: It was hypothesized that there would be a high rate of healing, improvement in meniscal extrusion, and prevention of articular cartilage degeneration and subchondral bone abnormalities after meniscus root repair. STUDY DESIGN: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing transtibial root repair were prospectively enrolled at 2 orthopaedic centers between March 2017 and January 2019. Pre- and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were reviewed by a musculoskeletal radiologist in a blinded fashion for meniscal healing, quantification of extrusion, articular cartilage grade, subchondral bone changes, and coronary/meniscotibial ligament abnormalities. Given persistent extrusion observed on postoperative MRI scans, an additional 10 patients gave consent and were enrolled for immediate (before weightbearing) postoperative MRI scans. RESULTS: A total of 45 patients (16 male, 29 female; mean ± standard deviation age, 42.3 ± 12.9 years; body mass index, 31.6) were prospectively enrolled in the study; there were 47 meniscus root repairs: 29 medial and 18 lateral (2 with both). Postoperative MRI was obtained at an average of 6.3 months (range, 5.1-8 months); 98% of meniscal repairs had evidence of healing. Mean extrusion increased significantly, from 1.9 ± 1.5 mm preoperatively to 2.6 ± 1.4 mm postoperatively (P = .03). There was no significant progression of chondromalacia grade, subchondral edema, insufficiency fracture, subchondral cysts, or subchondral collapse. In the additional 10-patient cohort, the mean preoperative extrusion (1.6 ± 1.2 mm) was not significantly different from that immediately postoperatively (2.0 ± 1.0 mm; P = .23). CONCLUSION: Prospective MRI analysis of transtibial meniscus root repair confirmed a high rate of meniscal healing and no observable progression of cartilage degeneration or subchondral bone abnormalities at the short-term follow-up. However, meniscal extrusion worsened in the first 6 months after surgery. REGISTRATION: NCT03037242 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier). SAGE Publications 2021-08-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8371730/ /pubmed/34423058 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23259671211023774 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work as published without adaptation or alteration, without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Article Krych, Aaron J. Nauert, Richard F. Song, Bryant M. Cook, Corey S. Johnson, Adam C. Smith, Patrick A. Stuart, Michael J. Association Between Transtibial Meniscus Root Repair and Rate of Meniscal Healing and Extrusion on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Prospective Multicenter Study |
title | Association Between Transtibial Meniscus Root Repair and Rate of
Meniscal Healing and Extrusion on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A
Prospective Multicenter Study |
title_full | Association Between Transtibial Meniscus Root Repair and Rate of
Meniscal Healing and Extrusion on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A
Prospective Multicenter Study |
title_fullStr | Association Between Transtibial Meniscus Root Repair and Rate of
Meniscal Healing and Extrusion on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A
Prospective Multicenter Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Association Between Transtibial Meniscus Root Repair and Rate of
Meniscal Healing and Extrusion on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A
Prospective Multicenter Study |
title_short | Association Between Transtibial Meniscus Root Repair and Rate of
Meniscal Healing and Extrusion on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A
Prospective Multicenter Study |
title_sort | association between transtibial meniscus root repair and rate of
meniscal healing and extrusion on postoperative magnetic resonance imaging: a
prospective multicenter study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8371730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34423058 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23259671211023774 |
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