ReviewWorld journal of orthopedics2023
Meniscus tears treatment: The good, the bad and the ugly-patterns classification and practical guide.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Osteoarthritis Development Following Meniscectomy vs. Meniscal Repair for Posterior Medial Meniscus Injuries: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Rethinking meniscal repair in patients over 40: Extending the boundaries of joint preservation.World journal of methodology · 2026Review
- Functional Recovery after Arthroscopic Management of Meniscal Tears.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
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- Needle-Assisted All-Inside Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesion Repair.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- No difference in ACL revision rates between hamstring and patellar tendon autograft in patients with ACL-R and a concurrent meniscal injury irrespective of meniscal treatment.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- The Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool Translated Into Italian Is a Reliable, Precise, and Responsive Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Arthroscopic Meniscal Surgery.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Saving the Meniscus: A Retrospective Observational Study of the Incidence, Treatment, and Failure Rate of the Main Meniscal Tear Types at 24-Month Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Modified Transtibial Technique: Outcomes and Return to Sport in Athletes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Meniscal Bucket-Handle Tears and Return to Sports in Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2025Review
- Lateral femoral condyle cartilage lesions in chronic posterior lateral meniscus root tears: A report of seven cases.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic-Assisted Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction of the Knee: Novel Technique, Classification, Surgical Algorithm, and Midterm Results.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2024Article
- All-inside suture meniscal repair using suture passer.Annals of joint · 2024Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Over the years, several studies demonstrated the crucial role of knee menisci in joint biomechanics. As a result, save the meniscus has become the new imperative nowadays, and more and more studies addressed this topic. The huge amount of data on this topic may create confusion in those who want to approach this surgery. The aim of this review is to provide a practical guide for treatment of meniscus tears, including an overview of technical aspects, outcomes in the literature and personal tips. Taking inspiration from a famous movie directed by Sergio Leone in 1966, the authors classified meniscus tears in three categories: The good, the bad and the ugly lesions. The inclusion in each group was determined by the lesion pattern, its biomechanical effects on knee joint, the technical challenge, and prognosis. This classification is not intended to substitute the currently proposed classifications on meniscus tears but aims at offering a reader-friendly narrative review of an otherwise difficult topic. Furthermore, the authors provide a concise premise to deal with some aspects of menisci phylogeny, anatomy and biomechanics.
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