Table 3.
Return to sports rate, complications, revision surgeries and clinical and functional outcomes
| Lead author | Time to return | Return to sport | Level of return | Complications | New surgeries | Return to sport for patients that required new surgeries | Pre-operative score | Post-operative score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigi, 2021 [24] |
76 (89%) returned to sports No differences between the two groups |
55 (65%) pre-injury level No differences between the two groups |
8 (9.4%) persistent pain |
All for revision surgery: 2 (3%) after meniscectomy 6 (21%) after meniscal repair |
100% return to sport 82% return to wrestling |
Tegner 6.5 (5.9–7.2) VAS 4.6 (4.1–5.1) IKDC 67.3 (64.1–70.6) |
Tegner 8.3 (8.0–8.6)a VAS 0.54 (0.35–0.73)a IKDC 96.0 (94.5–97.5)a |
|
| Erickson, 2022 [10] | 209 ± 84 days | 23 (74%) returned to sports |
21 (68%) same or higher level 2 (6%) lower level 8 (26%) did not return |
6 (19)% had failed repair and underwent subsequent meniscectomy on the same knee 4 (12%) medial meniscus 2 (6%) lateral meniscus |
5 (83%) returned at the same level | |||
| Erickson, 2022 [9] |
0–30 days 9% 30–60 days 20% 60–90 days 7% 90–120 days 6% 120–150 days 5% 150–180 days 11% 210–240 days 10% > 240 days 21% |
134 (80%) return to sport |
127 (76%) return to same or higher level 7 (4%) return to lower level 34 (20%) did not return |
0 | ||||
| Alvarez-Diaz, 2016b [2] | 129 days | Immediate: 13 (92%) return to sport | Immediate: 13 (92%) return same level | 6 (21.4%) post-operative pain | 2 (6.7%) partial meniscectomy | 2 (100%) return to same level | Tegner pre-injury 9 (9–10) | Tegner last follow-up 6 (6–9) |
| Mariani, 2008 [23] | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (100%) chondrolysis + posterolateral instability |
5 (100%) lateral revision surgery of which: 1 microfracture + popliteus tendon augmentation 4 capsular tensioning |
5 (100%) return same level | |||
| Nawabi, 2014 [26] |
Lateral: 49 days Medial: 35 daysc |
87 (96.7%) | 87 (96.7%) return to their activity |
Lateral: 29 (69%) effusion and pain Medial: 4 (8%) fat-pad inflammation |
3 (3.3%) lateral further arthroscopy for persistent pain | 3 (100%) return to same level | ||
| Sonnery-Cottet, 2014 [35] | 218 days | 6 (75%) | 6 (75%) same level | 8 (100%) pain and swelling with chondrolysis | 2 (25%) lateral needed for arthroscopic lavage | 2 (100%) return same level |
IKDC 82.64 ± 8.61 Lysholm 86.6 ± 6.44 Tegner 9 ± 1.41 |
|
| Tucciarone, 2012b [36] | 18 (90%) | 18 (90%) same level | 2 (10%) persistent pain for meniscal flap and not healing | 2 (10%) lateral partial meniscectomy |
VAS visual analogue scale for pain, IKDC international knee documentation committee
aStatistical significant difference between the two time points
bOnly isolated meniscal repair group has been considered
cStatistical significant difference between the two groups