Risk Factors for Re-Tear of the Meniscus Following Meniscus Repair with Concomitant ACL Reconstruction
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Full Cohort
3.2. 18+ Age Cohort
3.3. Age 18 and Under Cohort
4. Discussion
5. Perspective
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Demographic | Additional Meniscus Surgery | n | Mean | Standard Deviation | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at surgery (years) | Yes | 73 | 23.4 | 10.0 | p = 0.051 |
No | 118 | 26.3 | 9.91 | ||
Height (m) | Yes | 67 | 1.73 | 0.11 | p = 0.37 |
No | 111 | 1.71 | 0.12 | ||
Weight (kg) | Yes | 70 | 77.0 | 17.2 | p = 0.96 |
No | 113 | 76.9 | 17.6 | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | Yes | 67 | 25.3 | 4.44 | p = 0.61 |
No | 112 | 25.7 | 4.63 |
Additional Meniscus Surgery | Total | p-Value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||
Sex | Female | 59 | 39 | 98 | p = 0.66 |
Male | 59 | 34 | 93 | ||
Total | 118 | 73 | 191 |
Surgical Data Category | Sub-Category | Re-Operation | Total (n) | Rate of Re-Operation | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n) | Yes (n) | |||||
ACL technique | Trans-tibial | 41 | 27 | 68 | 40% | p = 0.75 |
Two incision | 27 | 19 | 46 | 41% | ||
Antero-medial | 50 | 27 | 77 | 35% | ||
Meniscus location | Medial meniscus | 75 | 64 | 139 | 46% | p < 0.001 |
Lateral meniscus | 43 | 9 | 52 | 17% | ||
Meniscus repair technique | Inside out | 32 | 20 | 52 | 38% | p = 0.97 |
All inside | 86 | 53 | 139 | 37% | ||
ACL graft type | Hamstring autograft | 43 | 20 | 63 | 32% | p = 0.01 |
BTB autograft | 48 | 21 | 69 | 30% | ||
Allograft | 27 | 32 | 59 | 54% | ||
Weight bearing status | Non-weight bearing | 25 | 19 | 44 | 43% | p = 0.44 |
Weight bearing as tolerated | 93 | 54 | 147 | 37% | ||
Total applied to each surgical data category | 118 | 73 |
Surgical Data Category | Sub-Category | Re-Operation | Total (n) | Rate of Re-Operation | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n) | Yes (n) | |||||
ACL technique | Trans-tibial | 33 | 18 | 51 | 35% | p = 0.33 |
Two incision | 14 | 11 | 25 | 44% | ||
Antero-medial | 42 | 16 | 58 | 28% | ||
Meniscus location | Medial meniscus | 54 | 39 | 93 | 42% | p < 0.001 |
Lateral meniscus | 35 | 6 | 41 | 15% | ||
Meniscus repair technique | Inside out | 22 | 11 | 33 | 33% | p = 0.97 |
All inside | 67 | 34 | 101 | 34% | ||
ACL graft type | Hamstring autograft | 31 | 9 | 40 | 23% | p = 0.01 |
BTB autograft | 34 | 12 | 46 | 26% | ||
Allograft | 24 | 24 | 48 | 50% | ||
Totals applied to each surgical data category (n) | 89 | 45 |
Surgical Data Category | Sub-Category | Re-Operation | Total (n) | Rate of Re-Operation | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n) | Yes (n) | |||||
ACL technique | Trans-tibial | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32% | p = 0.43 |
Two incision | 13 | 8 | 21 | 29% | ||
Antero-medial | 8 | 11 | 19 | 39% | ||
Meniscus location | Medial meniscus | 21 | 25 | 46 | 54% | p = 0.18 |
Lateral meniscus | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28% | ||
Meniscus repair technique | Inside out | 10 | 9 | 19 | 47% | p = 0.85 |
All-inside | 19 | 19 | 38 | 50% | ||
ACL graft type | Hamstring autograft | 12 | 11 | 23 | 48% | p = 0.18 |
BTB autograft | 14 | 9 | 23 | 39% | ||
Allograft | 3 | 8 | 11 | 73% | ||
Totals applied to each surgical data category (n) | 29 | 28 |
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Gronbeck, K.R.; Nystrom, S.; Perkins, B.; Tompkins, M.A. Risk Factors for Re-Tear of the Meniscus Following Meniscus Repair with Concomitant ACL Reconstruction. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 5881. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14165881
Gronbeck KR, Nystrom S, Perkins B, Tompkins MA. Risk Factors for Re-Tear of the Meniscus Following Meniscus Repair with Concomitant ACL Reconstruction. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(16):5881. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14165881
Chicago/Turabian StyleGronbeck, Kyle R., Stephen Nystrom, Bryan Perkins, and Marc A. Tompkins. 2025. "Risk Factors for Re-Tear of the Meniscus Following Meniscus Repair with Concomitant ACL Reconstruction" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 16: 5881. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14165881
APA StyleGronbeck, K. R., Nystrom, S., Perkins, B., & Tompkins, M. A. (2025). Risk Factors for Re-Tear of the Meniscus Following Meniscus Repair with Concomitant ACL Reconstruction. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(16), 5881. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14165881