Meniscal Comma Sign Responds to Partial Meniscectomy Despite Increased Levels of Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the outcomes of patients undergoing partial meniscectomy preoperatively identified with the "meniscal comma sign" with those undergoing meniscectomy with other tear patterns.

Methods

Patients with meniscal "comma sign," as indicated by a query of magnetic resonance imaging reports, were screened using the search terms "meniscotibial recess," "meniscus perched over the medial tibial margin," or other search terms by radiologists between January 2008 and November 2019. Patients were matched and chart review was done for demographics, revision surgery, and progression to total knee arthroplasty. Radiographs were used for osteoarthritis grading using the Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) scoring system. Preoperative and postoperative International Knee Documentation Comm

SUBMITTER: Perez AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480796 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature