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2021 Apr 21


Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

Treatment of post-meniscectomy knee symptoms with medial meniscus replacement results in greater pain reduction and functional improvement than non-surgical care.

Authors

Zaslav KR, Farr J, Alfred R, Alley MR, Dyle M, Gomoll AH, Lattermann C, McKeon BP, Kaeding CC, Giel T, Hershman EB
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Apr 21.
PMID: 33884442.

Abstract

Partial meniscectomy is a common orthopedic procedure intended to improve knee pain and function in patients with irreparable meniscal tears. However, 6-25% of partial meniscectomy patients experience persistent knee pain after surgery. In this randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving subjects with knee pain following partial meniscectomy, it was hypothesized that treatment with a synthetic medial meniscus replacement (MMR) implant provides significantly greater improvements in knee pain and function compared to non-surgical care alone.