Marrow stimulation procedures for high-grade cartilage lesions during surgical repair of medial meniscus root tear yielded suboptimal outcomes, whilst small lesions showed surgical eligibility

ConclusionPatients who underwent arthroscopic pull-out repair for MMRT combined with MSP for accompanying high-grade cartilage lesions showed suboptimal outcomes compared to those with no or low-grade lesions at mid-term follow-up. High-grade cartilage lesions  ≤ 2.0 cm2 may be candidates for the surgical repair of MMRT if MSP are performed, but those with larger lesions may require alternative treatment strategies.Level of evidenceIII.
Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research