Table 5.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
skeletally mature patients aged 18–70 years chronic horizontal tears on MRI tear located in the vascular/avascular portion of the meniscus single tear of the medial and/or lateral meniscus	arthritic changes (Kellgren-Lawrence scale >2) discoid meniscus axial leg deformity (valgus > 6 deg)- concomitant chondral defects (> 2 ICRS) Inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis) chondral defects above ICRS 2 on MRI

MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.