Kashif Javid, Xavier Akins, Nicole G Lemaster, Amer Ahmad, Austin V Stone
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Abstract
Background: Meniscal tears are one of the most common knee injuries. After the diagnosis of a meniscal tear has been made, there are several factors physicians use to guide clinical decision-making. The influence of time between injury and isolated meniscus repair on patient outcomes is not well described. Assessing this relationship is important as it may influence clinical decision-making and can add to the preoperative patient education process. We hypothesized that increasing the time from injury to meniscus surgery would worsen postoperative outcomes.
Aim: To investigate the current literature for data on the relationship between time between meniscus injury and repair on patient outcomes.
METHODSPubMed, Academic Search Complete, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscus were searched for studies published between January 1, 1995 and July 13, 2023 on isolated meniscus repair. Exclusion criteria included concomitant ligament surgery, incomplete outcomes or time to surgery data, and meniscectomies. Patient demographics, time to injury, and postoperative outcomes from each study were abstracted and analyzed.
Results: Five studies met all inclusion and exclusion criteria. There were 204 (121 male, 83 female) patients included. Three of five (60%) studies determined that time between injury and surgery was not statistically significant for postoperative Lysholm scores (P = 0.62), Tegner scores (P = 0.46), failure rate (P = 0.45, P = 0.86), and International Knee Documentation Committee scores (P = 0.65). Two of five (40%) studies found a statistically significant increase in Lysholm scores with shorter time to surgery (P = 0.03) and a statistically significant association between progression of medial meniscus extrusion ratio (P = 0.01) and increasing time to surgery.
Conclusion: Our results do not support the hypothesis that increased time from injury to isolated meniscus surgery worsens postoperative outcomes. Decision-making primarily based on injury interval is thus not recommended.
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