Improved Outcomes After Reinforced Radial Meniscus Repair Augmented With Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess clinical outcomes of patients who have undergone surgical repair of radial meniscal tears with reinforced suture bar (rebar) technique augmented with bone marrow aspirate concentrate.

Methods

This is a retrospective study of a single fellowship-trained sports medicine surgeon's experience on all patients who underwent a reinforced repair (rebar) of a radial meniscus tear from November 2016 to 2018, with a minimum of 12-month follow-up. Lysholm scores, IKDC (International Knee Documentation Committee) Subjective Knee Form scores, and Tegner scale were collected postoperatively at periods for at least 1 year and retrospectively studied.

Results

Patients were followed for an average of 36.3 ± 25.0 months [range: 12.0-69.0 months]. Pain scores improved f

SUBMITTER: Massey PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10300602 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature