Table 3.
Meniscal repair rates
| Type* | Children | Adolescent | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Repaired | Stable | Repaired (% of tear type) | Not Repaired | Stable | Repaired (% of tear type) | Repaired (% of tear type) | |
| Complex | 18 | – | 13 (42%) | 37 | – | 23 (38%) | 36 (40%) |
| Vertical | 1 | 4 | 11 (92%) | 6 | 6 | 25 (81%) | 36 (84%) |
| Discoid | 18 | – | 14 (44%) | 9 | – | 5 (36%) | 19 (41%) |
| Bucket-handle | 3 | – | 10 (77%) | 11 | – | 21 (66%) | 31 (69%) |
| Radial | 9 | – | 22 | – | – | 0 (0%) | |
| Horizontal | 3 | 1 | 9 (75%) | 1 | – | 12 (92%) | 21 (84%) |
| Oblique | 4 | – | – | 14 | – | – | 0 (0%) |
| Fray | 6 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 0 (0%) |
| Root detachment | – | – | 2 (100%) | – | – | 3 (100%) | 5 (100%) |
| Total | 62 | 5 | 59 (49%) | 103 | 6 | 89 (46%) | 148 (47%) |
*
Repair percentages excluded stable tears