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Stable Lateral Meniscal Posterior Root Tears Left In Situ At Time Of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Are Of Minimal Long-Term Clinical Detriment, Sarah J. Shumborski, Lucy J. Salmon, Claire I. Monk, Leo A. Pinczewski
Stable Lateral Meniscal Posterior Root Tears Left In Situ At Time Of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Are Of Minimal Long-Term Clinical Detriment, Sarah J. Shumborski, Lucy J. Salmon, Claire I. Monk, Leo A. Pinczewski
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare long-term patient-reported outcomes in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with untreated stable lateral meniscal posterior root (LMPR) tears to those with an intact meniscus.
Methods: Four hundred ninety-two subjects were followed for a minimum of 15-years posteACL reconstruction and evaluated by an International Knee Documentation Committee questionnaire. The integrity of the meniscus was classified at surgery. Patients were grouped as either untreated injury to LMPR “with stable tear” (WST) group (n ¼ 52) or intact lateral meniscus “no tear” (NT) group (n ¼ 440). WST group included tears where …