A larger side-to-side difference in anterior knee laxity increases the prevalence of medial and lateral meniscal injuries in patients with ACL injuries

ConclusionGreater anterior knee laxity, age, a longer duration between injury and surgery, and a higher pivot shift test grade predicted medial meniscal injury. Greater anterior knee laxity and the male sex predicted lateral meniscal injury. In patients with ACL injuries, the importance of side-to-side differences in anterior knee laxity should be rediscovered from the viewpoint of meniscal conditions.Level of evidenceLevel III.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00167-021-06601-z

Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - May 10, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research