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Reiter CR, Wyatt PB, O'Neill CN, Satalich JR, O'Connell RS, Vap AR. Increased Age, Operative Time, American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification, Functional Dependency, and Comorbidity Burden Are Risk Factors for Adverse Events After Meniscectomy and Meniscus Repair: 10-Year Analysis of 64,223 Patients. Arthroscopy 2024; 40:1848-1855. [PMID: 37967730 DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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PURPOSE To use the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database to identify risk factors for 30-day adverse events and hospital readmission following isolated and unilateral meniscectomy or meniscus repair. METHODS A retrospective review of the NSQIP database from the years 2012 to 2021 identified all patients undergoing isolated, unilateral meniscectomy or meniscus repair. Multivariable analyses were performed for each procedure to identify patient characteristics associated with any adverse event (AAE) or unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of surgery. RESULTS From 2012 to 2021, 59,450 (93%) patients underwent meniscectomy, and 4,773 (7%) patients underwent meniscus repair. Overall adverse event rate was 0.95% after meniscectomy and 1.40% after repair. Risk factors for AAE after meniscectomy included increased age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.010; P = .009), increased operative time (OR = 1.003; P = 0.011), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class IV (OR = 2.048; P = .045), functional dependency (OR = 3.527; P = .001), and current smoking (OR = 1.308; P = .018). Risk factors for AAE after meniscus repair included age (OR = 1.024; P = .016), operative time (OR = 1.004; P = .038), and bleeding disorders (OR = 7.000; P = .014). ASA class III increased risk of hospital readmission after both procedures (OR = 1.906; P = .008; OR = 4.101; P = .038), and medical comorbidities of heart failure (OR = 3.924; P = .016), hypertension (OR = 1.412; P = .011), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR = 2.350; P < .001) increased readmission risk after meniscectomy only. CONCLUSIONS Per analysis of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)-NSQIP database, surgical treatment of meniscal tears in the knee has been performed frequently over the past 10 years, with meniscectomies comprising over 90% of cases. Increased age and operative time were associated with a modest risk of adverse events after both meniscectomy and meniscus repair. Increased comorbidity burden, evidenced by ASA class, dependent functional status, current smoking, and systemic medical conditions, such as heart failure, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and bleeding disorders, greatly increased rates of unfavorable outcomes within 30 days of meniscus surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, retrospective prognostic comparative investigation.
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- Charles R Reiter
- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A..
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A
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- Duke University Health System, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A
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Lowenstein NA, Chang Y, Mass H, Mercurio AM, Ukogu C, Katz JN, Matzkin EG. Preoperative Predictors of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Outcomes: The APM Index Score. Am J Sports Med 2024; 52:116-123. [PMID: 38164686 DOI: 10.1177/03635465231210303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Preoperative risk factors contributing to poor outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) have not yet been consolidated and codified into an index scoring system used to predict APM success. PURPOSE To create an index score using available preoperative factors to predict the likelihood of favorable postoperative outcomes after APM. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS A consecutive cohort of patients undergoing primary APM were enrolled in this study. Patients completed pre- and postoperative patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) questionnaires that included the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12 Physical and Mental), and Marx Activity Rating Scale (MARS). Multivariable logistic regression models were performed to evaluate independent predictors of KOOS Pain, Symptoms, and Activities of Daily Living scores and achievement of the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and substantial clinical benefit (SCB). The authors assigned points to each variable proportional to its odds ratio, rounded to the nearest integer, to generate the index score. RESULTS In total, 468 patients (mean age, 49 years [SD, 10.4 years; range, 19-81 years]) were included in this study. In the univariate analysis, shorter symptom duration, lower Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade, lower preoperative KOOS Pain value, and lower VR-12 Physical score were associated with a higher likelihood of clinical improvement at 1 year. In the multivariable model for clinical improvement with MCID, symptom duration (<3 months: OR, 3.00 [95% CI, 1.45-6.19]; 3-6 months: OR, 2.03 [95% CI, 1.10-3.72], compared with >6 months), KL grade (grade 0: OR, 3.54 [95% CI, 1.66-7.54]; grade 1: OR, 3.04 [95% CI, 1.48-6.26]; grade 2: OR, 2.31 [95% CI, 1.02-5.27], compared with grade 3), and preoperative KOOS Pain value (score <45: OR, 3.00 [95% CI, 1.57-5.76]; score of 45-60: OR, 2.80 [95% CI, 1.47-5.35], compared with score >60) were independent significant predictors for clinical improvement. The scoring algorithm demonstrated that a higher total score predicted a higher likelihood of achieving the MCID: 0 = 40%, 1 = 68%, 2 = 80%, 3 = 89%, and 4 = 96%. CONCLUSION Using this model, the authors developed an index score that, using preoperative factors, can help identify which patients will achieve clinical improvement after APM. Longer symptom duration and higher KL grade were associated with a decreased likelihood of clinical improvement as measured by KOOS Pain at 1 year postoperatively.
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- Natalie A Lowenstein
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Presented at the annual meeting of the AOSSM, Washington, DC, July 2023
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Song JH, Bin SI, Kim JM, Lee BS, Park JG, Lee SM. Age alone does not affect the joint survivorship after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative medial meniscus tears: a propensity-score matched survival analysis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2023; 31:510-516. [PMID: 35943536 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-022-07070-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of age itself on the joint survivorship after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) for degenerative medial meniscus tears (DMTs). METHODS Patients undergoing APM for DMTs during 1999-2010 were retrospectively reviewed. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) DMTs identified on preoperative MRI scans, (2) no definite history of trauma, and (3) follow-up duration more than 5 years. In evaluation of the joint survivorship, the endpoint was defined as conversion to arthroplasty (or realignment osteotomy) or progression to Kellgren-Lawrence grade 4. The study population was divided into older and younger groups by a cutoff age at which the difference in the joint survival rates was maximized, using a time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The two groups were then matched based on propensity scores. The joint survival rates were compared between the groups using Kaplan-Meier analysis, before and after propensity score matching (PSM). RESULTS A total of 633 knees were included. The cutoff age was calculated as 60 years. Before PSM, 239 knees were allocated to the older group (≥ 60 years) and 394 knees to the younger group (< 60 years). A significant difference in the joint survival rates was noted between the groups (log-rank test, p < 0.001). After PSM, 183 knees remained in each group. The difference in the survival rates was no more statistically significant (n.s.). The latest Lysholm scores of the older and the younger groups before PSM were 72.2 ± 20.8 and 79.9 ± 19.6, respectively (p < 0.001); however, the scores after PSM were 73.2 ± 20.3 and 77.4 ± 20.5, respectively (n.s.). CONCLUSIONS Joint survivorship after APM was affected by other factors associated with the aging process, such as cartilage status and meniscal tear pattern, rather than age itself. Advanced age should not be the only reason for precluding APM in treatment of DMTs. APM is a viable option when treating DMTs in elderly patients if adopted with caution. According to this study, a surgeon should assess the age-related factors when he considers APM in elderly patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III.
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- Ju-Ho Song
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Sejong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Olympic-ro 43 gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Olympic-ro 43 gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Olympic-ro 43 gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Anam Hospital, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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Park CM, Ryoo S, Choi M, Lee SJ, Yoo JJ, Kim HA. Total Knee Replacement After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. J Korean Med Sci 2023; 38:e6. [PMID: 36593689 PMCID: PMC9807768 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent studies raise concerns that arthroscopic meniscectomy (AM) for degenerative tear may be detrimental to the maintenance of the joint structure. This study was performed to examine the rate of total knee replacement (TKR) among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who underwent AM for meniscal tears and compare this rate with those who did not. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the National Health Insurance Database of South Korea. Among knee OA patients aged 50-79, those who were treated with AM due to meniscal damage from 2007 to 2009 were selected as the AM group while those not treated with AM despite the presence of meniscal damage were selected as control group. Both were matched based on a propensity score and followed-up until the earliest occurrence of: TKR, death, or 10 years. Cox proportional hazards models were used to compare the outcome. RESULTS A total of 36,974 patients were included in AM groups and non-AM group after 1:1 matching. TKR occurred in 9.62% and 7.64% in AM and non-AM groups with the average duration after meniscectomy of 5.88 ± 2.77 and 5.50 ± 2.94 years, respectively. After adjustment for baseline confounders, the TKR rate in the AM group was calculated to be 25% higher than that in the non-AM group (subdistribution hazard ratio, 1.25; 95% confidence interval, 1.16-1.34). The mortality rate was 5.20%, which did not significantly differ between groups. CONCLUSION OA patients who underwent AM for the meniscal injury had higher incidence of TKR up to 10 years of follow-up than the non-operated group. The greater TKR utilization observed in patients undergoing AM merits caution when treating OA patients with meniscal injury.
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- Chan Mi Park
- National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea
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- National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea
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- National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea
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- College of Nursing, Institute of Health Science Research, Inje University, Gimhae, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea
- Institute for Skeletal Aging, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.
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Younger Patients Are More Likely to Undergo Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair and Revision Meniscal Surgery in a Large Cross-Sectional Cohort. Arthroscopy 2022; 38:2875-2883.e1. [PMID: 35688314 DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate recent trends in the treatment of meniscal tears with arthroscopic repair and debridement and to assess revision surgery within 2 years using a large cross-sectional database. METHODS Patients with a diagnosis of meniscal tear from 2010 to 2017 were queried using the Mariner data set from PearlDiver. Patient demographic data were analyzed and tracked via International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes to investigate subsequent ipsilateral meniscal procedures and conversion to total knee arthroplasty within 2 years after index meniscal surgery. RESULTS Of the 1,383,161 patients with a diagnosis of meniscal tear, 53.0% underwent surgical treatment. Surgical treatment consisted of meniscal debridement in 96.6% of patients and meniscal repair in 3.4%. The percentage of meniscal repairs increased from 2.7% to 4.4% over the 8-year period evaluated, whereas the percentage of meniscal debridement decreased from 97.3% to 95.6% (P < .0001). Younger patients were more likely to undergo meniscal repair (23% of those aged 10-19 years) than older patients (<1% of those aged ≥60 years). Among the 191,729 patients with International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision coding and 2-year follow-up, 10.6% of patients with index meniscal repair required a revision meniscal operation and 1.2% underwent conversion to arthroplasty. Subsequent meniscal procedures within 2 years after index meniscal repair included meniscal debridement in 81.6% of patients and revision repair in 18.4%. Patients who initially underwent meniscal debridement were less likely to undergo revision meniscal surgery (5.1%), but 4.7% required conversion to arthroplasty. Patients aged 10 to 19 years were most likely to undergo revision meniscal procedures after both index meniscal repair (12.8%) and meniscal debridement (8.8%). CONCLUSIONS The rate of meniscal repair is increasing over time, with patients younger than 30 years most likely to undergo repair for a meniscal tear. Revision surgery for meniscal repair or debridement is more common in adolescents and patients who undergo an index meniscal repair. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, retrospective cohort study.
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Seil R, Jacquet C, Beaufils P. Editorial Commentary: Surgical Management of Degenerative Meniscus Lesions Is a Second- But Not a First-Line Treatment. Arthroscopy 2021; 37:1554-1556. [PMID: 33896507 DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The 20-year progression of osteoarthritis (OA) after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in patients aged between 50 and 70 bears a long-term risk of conversion to total knee arthroplasty of 15.7%. Negative predictors at the time of surgery are the degree of knee OA, lateral meniscectomy, age at surgery, and malalignment. This confirms the evolution of the natural history of knee OA, but most importantly, it provides arguments to further restrain indications of APM in degenerative meniscus lesions (DMLs). An improved understanding of the consequences of APM for DMLs allows to increasingly limit the indications of this procedure, thus rendering it pertinent and efficient. Over the last years, the numbers of APM have been declining in several countries. This reduction required many surgeons to undergo a paradigm shift. This change cannot be induced by an anathema but by educational programs and guidelines based on broad consensus of the surgical communities, like the 2016 European Meniscus Consensus Project initiated by the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA). It provided a reference frame for the management of DMLs, based both on scientific literature and balanced expert opinion. The proposed decisional algorithm introduced APM not as a first- but as a second-line treatment of DMLs in symptomatic patients. A recent survey presented earlier this month at the international conference "The Meniscus" among ESSKA members showed that a majority of the 460 respondents were familiar with the ESSKA consensus and that 66% of them changed their practice following its publication. Paradigm changes take time. The history of meniscus repair showed that it takes many years to develop medical and surgical practice. And there is a good reason for this. Paradigms are not fashionable that come and go with the seasons. The medical and orthopaedic communities need to get them right by improving clinical science and balancing discussions.
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- Romain Seil
- Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg-Clinique d'Eich; Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopaedics; Luxembourg Institute of Health
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Editorial Commentary: Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Is Not a First-Line Treatment for Degenerative Meniscus Tear: To Meniscectomize or Not to Meniscectomize? Arthroscopy 2021; 37:1557-1558. [PMID: 33896508 DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A painful knee with a degenerative meniscal tear is a quite common problem in the middle-aged patient. Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is too often used to alleviate pain and seems to work in the short-term. However, arthroscopic partial meniscectomy does not guarantee success, particularly in the long run, particularly in patients with greater grades of osteoarthritis, patients who are older than 60 years, female patients, patients with malalignment, and patients having lateral meniscectomy. There is a need for better science to recommend arthroscopic meniscectomy in those cases.
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