OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine what patient and injury factors are associated with the presence of a meniscus tear in tibial plateau fractures. We also sought to compare functional outcome, pain scores, and range of motion between patient groups with and without meniscal injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 99 patients with 101 acute tibial plateau fractures were in...

Local anesthesia for knee arthroscopy is a well documented procedure with diagnostic and therapeutic role. Numerous therapeutic procedures including partial menisectomy, meniscus repair, abrasion chondroplasy, synovectomy, loose body removal can be performed safely and comfortably. Appropriate case selection, anesthetic strategy and technical expertise are the key to smooth and successful surgery.

The rationale for meniscal repair is based on the importance of the meniscus in overall knee function and stability as well as the inferior results seen with meniscectomy. The high success rate usually seen with arthroscopic meniscal repair has made it the treatment of choice for peripheral meniscal tears. This study reviewed the records of patients who have failed meniscal repair surgery to ga...

BACKGROUND Lack of insurance has been shown to lead to delays in seeking care as well as fewer preventive medicine visits and poorer overall health status. PURPOSE To investigate the effects of insurance status on the timing and treatment of patients with bucket-handle meniscus tears. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS Charts from 2004 to 2013 were retrospectively re...

To evaluate clinical and functional results of isolated repairs meniscal tears with intact cruciate ligaments. The hypothesis was that medial were associated higher failure rate than lateral meniscus repairs. A retrospective analysis prospectively collected data performed on patients who underwent primary repair in a stable knee between 2008 2018 minimum follow-up 2 years. At the final follow-u...

Menisci are crucial structures in the knee joint as they play important functions in load transfer, maintaining joint stability and in homeostasis of articular cartilage. Unfortunately, ones of the most frequently occurring knee injuries are meniscal tears. Particularly tears in the avascular zone of the meniscus usually do not heal spontaneously and lead to pain, swelling and locking of the kn...