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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Arthroscopic Meniscus Repair: Clinical and Isokinetic Results
Beteiligte:
Erggelet, Christoph;
Grosse, Carmen;
Henche, Hans-Rudolph;
De Koning, Bart
Erschienen:
Wiley, 1998
Erschienen in:
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, 4 (1998) 3, Seite 119-125
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1155/dte.4.119
ISSN:
1070-3608;
1029-0516
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The importance of the menisci for transmitting workloads in the knee joint to protect thearticular cartilage is widely acknowledged. Therefore various techniques have been introducedto repair the damaged meniscus.We performed an arthroscopic meniscus repair with a modified outside‐in technique on 29patients (average 25 years) between 2/91 and 10/94. The average time between trauma andoperation was 29 weeks (1–186) – the follow‐up 16.3 months (4–49). All the patients wereinterviewed by phone – 23 were available for clinical respectively isokinetic examination,and categorized following the Lysholm and Lais scores.Twenty‐eight patients were happy with the result of the procedure. Following the Lysholmscore we found 78% good/excellent results (Lais score 74%). Isokinetic testing showed amuscular deficit of less than 20% in 91% of the cases for flexion (extension 69%). Nosignificant influence neither of the age of the patient nor the time period between trauma andoperation on the outcome of the procedure could be found. No complications were reported.Based on our results and well aware of the deleterious long term effects of total meniscectomythe arthroscopic menical repair performed by an experienced surgeon should begenerous choice of therapy for the treatment of the ruptured meniscus.