The Result of Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair.
- Author:
Dong Chul LEE
1
;
Joon Han LEE
;
Duk Seop SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. dclee@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Knee;
Arthroscopy;
Meniscal repair
- MeSH:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament;
Arthroscopy;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Knee;
Motor Activity;
Prognosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Knee Society
2000;12(2):202-209
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To analyze the clinical results and functional evaluation of arthroscopic meniscal repair in meniscus tear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty nine patients who underwent arthroscopic meniscal repair were eval- uated from January 1995 to December 1998. Mean age was 32 years old(13-56) and mean follow up was 28 months. Lysholm score and Ikeuchi grading were used for functional analysis. Tegner activity score was used for physical activity evaluation. RESULTS: Lysholm score revealed 81.3 points in acute injury group(>8 week), 79.2 points in chronic injury group(<8 week). The functional results were similar between acute and chronic injury group. Twenty five patients(86%) was rated as excellent and good grade in subjective functional evaluation of Ikeuchi. Tegner activity scores at last follow up were slightly decreased from 6.3 to 6 in ACL reconstruc- tion and normal ACL group compared with the pretrauma state, but Lysholm score and Tegner activity score was more reduced in ACL partial injury and repair group. CONCLUSTION: The excellent and good grade was 86% in the subjective functional evaluation of Ikeuchi after arthroscopic meniscal repair and the stability of anterior cruciate ligament seemed to be important in the prognosis of meniscus.
