Jory N Wasserburger, Christopher L Shultz, David A Hankins, Lucas Korcek, David F Martin, Annunziato Amendola, Dustin L Richter, Robert C Schenck, Gehron P Treme
BACKGROUND: Optimal treatment of meniscal pathology continues to evolve in orthopaedic surgery, with a growing understanding of which patients benefit from which procedure and which patients might be best treated nonsurgically. In 2002, Moseley et al found no difference between arthroscopic procedures, including meniscal debridement and sham surgery, in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. This called into question the role of routine arthroscopic debridement in these patients. Additionally, an increased interest in understanding and maintaining the function of the meniscus has more recently resulted in a greater focus on meniscal preservation procedures...
April 2, 2021: American Journal of Sports Medicine