Patients with preoperative bone marrow oedema benefit more substantially from medial meniscus posterior root repair.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze the clinical outcomes of the surgical repair of medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMRT) in patients with preoperative bone marrow oedema (BME).

Methods

Patients who underwent arthroscopic pull-out repair for MMRT between 2010 and 2022 were retrospectively reviewed, and those with a minimum of two years of follow-up were included. The patients were then classified into two groups based on the presence of BME in the medial compartment of the knee on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (Group 1: patients without BME, Group 2: patients with BME). A comparative analysis was conducted for subjective and objective outcomes, including clinical scores and radiological parameters, at 2 years post-operatively and at the final follow-up. In particular, the mini

SUBMITTER: Byun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12948345 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature