Up to One-Half of Runners Return to Running One Year After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine whether, and at which frequency, runners return to running after undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM).

Methods

We identified patients who underwent surgery between August 2012 and December 2019 who were classified as runners (defined as running 2+ times per week according to Marx Activity Rating Scale Q1) and completed the 1-year follow-up to assess outcomes. Patients were followed using the Marx Activity Rating Scale, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Veterans RAND 12-item Health Survey mental and physical components, and visual analog pain scale scores preoperatively and 1 and 2 years postoperatively. The association between baseline characteristics and return to running was assessed using the unpaired t test or Wilc

SUBMITTER: Sayegh E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9402458 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature