Meniscal tear characteristics in young athletes with a stable knee: arthroscopic evaluation
| Autor: | Anastasios Christodoulou, Avraam Ploumis, Panagiotis Givissis, Ioannis Terzidis, Miltiadis Koimtzis, Konstantinos Natsis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Knee Joint Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Knee Injuries Knee Joint/anatomy & histology/pathology Meniscus (anatomy) Menisci Tibial Cruciate ligament 03 medical and health sciences Arthroscopy 0302 clinical medicine Sex Factors medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Ligaments Articular/*anatomy & histology Lateral meniscus 030222 orthopedics medicine.diagnostic_test biology Athletes business.industry 030229 sport sciences Athletic Injuries/pathology biology.organism_classification Knee Injuries/*pathology Menisci Tibial/*injuries/pathology Endoscopy Surgery Tibial Meniscus Injuries medicine.anatomical_structure Athletic Injuries Ligaments Articular Tears Female business Medial meniscus Sports |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of sports medicine. 34(7) |
| ISSN: | 0363-5465 |
| Popis: | BackgroundThere has been great interest in the literature regarding meniscal tears in unstable knees, but there is not as much information available on stable knees.PurposeTo report the characteristics of isolated meniscal tears (type and location) in athletes with intact cruciate ligaments.Study DesignCase series; Level of evidence, 4.MethodsArthroscopic surgery was performed on 314 (83.1%) knees in the acute phase (ResultsOverall, 262 of 378 tears (69.3%) were located in the medial meniscus and 116 (30.7%) in the lateral meniscus. Vertical tears (77.5%) were significantly more frequent than were horizontal tears (22.5%; ϰ2 test, P < .001). A total of 23.2% of tears involved the peripheral zones (zone 0 or 1), and tears that extended into the posterior horn accounted for 75.7%. Regarding the tear shape between male and female athletes, on both sides there were no statistically significant differences in the percentage of horizontal, bucket-handle, longitudinal, or radial tears.ConclusionThe characteristics of isolated meniscal tears differ with regard to the sport, sex, and tear location and type from those seen in unstable knees. This knowledge is useful in knee injury management. |
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