Table 3.
Patients with meniscal pathology at the time of ACL reconstruction.
| Author | Year | Articular cartilage status at reconstruction | Meniscal status at reconstruction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deehan | 2000 | All normal | All normal or with at least 2/3 of meniscus present |
| Drogset | 2002 | Normal = 56% Articular cartilage pathology = 44% |
Normal = 31% Meniscal pathology present = 69% |
| Hart | 2005 | All normal | Normal = 48% Partial meniscectomy = 52% |
| Hanypsiak | 2008 | Normal = 54% Articular cartilage pathology = 46% |
Normal = 45% Meniscal pathology present = 55% |
| Ibrahim | 2005 | Normal = 84% Articular cartilage pathology = 16% |
Normal = 73% Meniscal pathology present = 27% |
| Keays | 2007 | NR | Normal = 40% Partial meniscectomy = 60% |
| Lebel | 2008 | Normal = 76% Articular cartilage pathology = 24% |
Normal = 46% Meniscal pathology present = 54% |
| Liden | 2007 | Normal = 89% Articular cartilage pathology = 11% |
Normal = 27% Meniscal pathology present = 73% |
| Matumoto | 2006 | Normal = 86% Articular cartilage pathology = 14% |
Normal = 25% Meniscal pathology present = 75% |
| O’Neill | 2001 | NR | NR |
| Panni | 2001 | NR | NR |
| Roe | 2005 | All normal | Normal = 84% Meniscal pathology present = 16% |
| Ruiz | 2002 | NR | NR |
| Sajovic | 2006 | NR | Normal = 55% Meniscal pathology present = 45% |
| Shelbourne | 2009 | Normal = 78% Articular cartilage pathology = 22% |
Normal = 57% Meniscal pathology present = 43% |
| Spindler | 2005 | Normal = 78% Articular cartilage pathology = 22% |
NR |
| Wu | 2002 | Normal = 55% Articular cartilage pathology = 45% |
Normal = 39% Meniscal Pathology Present = 61% |
| Zaffagnini | 2006 | All normal | All normal |
NR, not reported.