Total Knee Arthroplasty After Meniscectomy Is More Likely in Patients With Bicompartmental or Complex Tears.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the relationship between meniscus tear morphologies, stratified by location and pattern, and knee arthroplasty rates in a commercial insurance population.

Methods

The PearlDiver database was queried for patients ≥35 years old with a meniscus tear of specified laterality and ≥2 years follow-up between 2015 and 2018. Two analyses were conducted with cohorts matched on age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index, obesity, osteoarthritis (OA), and treatment (meniscectomy vs conservative): one with equal-sized subgroups by tear location (medial only, lateral only, or both medial and lateral) and another by tear pattern (bucket-handle, complex, or peripheral). The rate of subsequent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was compared between matched groups.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Berlinberg EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10300543 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature