Knee Joint Research

Areas of Study, 2024-5

Knee

  • Retrospective Study of Meniscal Root Repair
  • PIKASO Multicenter Study
  • TeMPO Multicenter Study
  • Orthobiologics

Knee Joint Recent Significant Publications

Using a Combined Inside-Out and All-Inside Technique to Repair Bucket-Handle Medial Meniscal Tears Without a Safety Incision.

Kucharik MP, Eberlin CT, Cherian NJ, Summers MA, Martin SD. Using a Combined Inside-Out and All-Inside Technique to Repair Bucket-Handle Medial Meniscal Tears Without a Safety Incision. Arth Tech. Published online June 2023:S2212628723000695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2023.02.044 PMID: 37533901 PMCID: PMC10390748

Risk Factors for Readmission following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, J Knee Surg

Best MJ, Harris AB, Marrache M, Martin SD, Rue JPH, Wilckens JH. Risk Factors for Readmission following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. J Knee Surg. [Published Online Ahead of Print 2021 Oct 5] doi:10.1055/s-0041-1736200 PubMed PMID: 34610639.

Conclusion: Readmission after ACL reconstruction was 1.2%. The strongest risk factors for 90-day readmission include cerebrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, concomitant MCL/LCL reconstruction, concomitant PCL reconstruction, and age between 44 and 65 years. Readmission was associated with substantial health care costs.

Association Between “Meniscal symptoms” and Outcomes of Operative and Non-Operative Treatment of Meniscal Tear in Patients with Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)

MacFarlane LA, Yang H, Collins J, Brophy R, Cole B, Spindler K, Guermazi A, Jones M, Mandl L, Martin SD, Marx R, Levy B, Stuart MJ, Safran-Norton C, Wright J, Wright R, Losina E, Katz J. Association Between “Meniscal symptoms” and Outcomes of Operative and Non-Operative Treatment of Meniscal Tear in Patients with Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Mar 1;10.1002/acr.24588. doi:10.1002/acr.24588.

Conclusion: “Meniscal symptoms” were not associated with improved pain relief. Although symptoms of clicking and intermittent locking had a greater reduction in the APM group, the presence of “meniscal symptoms” in isolation should not inform clinical decisions surrounding APM vs. PT in patients with meniscal tear and knee OA.

Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Changes in Patients With Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis: Eighteen-Month Data From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Versus Physical Therapy. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)

Collins JE, Losina E, Marx RG, Guermazi A, Jarraya M, Jones MH, Levy BA, Mandl LA, Martin SD, Wright RW, Spindler KP, Katz JN; MeTeOR Investigator Group. Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Changes in Patients With Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis: Eighteen-Month Data From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Versus Physical Therapy. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 May;72(5):630-640. doi:10.1002/acr.23891.

Conclusion: This cohort of patients with meniscal tear and osteoarthritis showed marked advancement in MRI-based features over 18 months. Patients treated with APM showed more advancement in some features compared to those treated nonoperatively. The clinical relevance of these early findings is unknown and requires further study.

Knee Joint Surgical Technique Videos

Using a Combined Inside-Out and All-Inside Technique to Repair Bucket-Handle Medial Meniscal Tears Without a Safety Incision.

Kucharik MP, Eberlin CT, Cherian NJ, Summers MA, Martin SD. Using a Combined Inside-Out and All-Inside Technique to Repair Bucket-Handle Medial Meniscal Tears Without a Safety Incision. Arth Tech. Published online June 2023:S2212628723000695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2023.02.044 PMID: 37533901 PMCID: PMC10390748