Time-Dependent Increase in Medial Meniscus Extrusion Predicts the Need for Meniscal Repair in Patients with Partial Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears: A Case–Control Study
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Published:2023-09-05
Issue:10
Volume:57
Page:1633-1639
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ISSN:0019-5413
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Container-title:Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:JOIO
Author:
Kawada Koki, Furumatsu TakayukiORCID, Tamura Masanori, Xue Haowei, Higashihara Naohiro, Kintaka Keisuke, Yokoyama Yusuke, Ozaki Toshifumi
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose
This study aimed to compare medial meniscus extrusion (MME) in patients with partial medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRTs) through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conducted at two-time points and to determine whether patient characteristics or MME measurements differ in patients who respond to nonoperative treatment compared with those who require surgical treatment.
Methods
Thirty-seven patients with partial MMPRTs underwent two MRI scans during nonoperative management or before pull-out repair. Among these, 17 patients received nonoperative management, and 20 underwent pull-out repair. Partial MMPRTs were diagnosed based on the MRI findings. MME measurements were performed on both MRI scans. Statistical and receiver operating curve (ROC) analyses were performed.
Results
The duration between the two MRI scans was significantly shorter in the pull-out repair group than in the nonoperative management group. The increase in MME (ΔMME) on MRI scans was significantly greater in the pull-out repair group than in the nonoperative management group. Linear regression analysis revealed a weak correlation between the MRI interval and ΔMME in the nonoperative management group and a moderate correlation in the pull-out repair group. In the ROC construction, the cut-off value for ΔMME that requires surgical intervention was 0.41 mm, with a sensitivity and specificity of 85.0% and 52.9%, respectively.
Conclusion
Patients with partial MMPRTs requiring surgical treatment had greater MME progression in a shorter time and a time-dependent increase in MME. Therefore, a ΔMME of ≥ 0.41 mm may be useful in deciding surgical intervention based on MRI retests.
Level of evidence
III.
Funder
Okayama University
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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