Table 3.

Summary of open meniscal repairs with long-term follow-up

Authors	No. of patients	Mean age (years)	Mean FU (years)	ACL	Zone	MM/LM	Time from injury to repair	Evaluation method	Outcome
DeHaven [52]	30	18.9	10.9	15 ACLR	R–R	23 MM 10 LM		Clinical	21% re-tear
Muellner [38]	22	32.2	12.9	7 ACLR		18 MM 5 LM	8.7 days	Radiographs MRI	9% re-tear 27% degenerative changes
Rockborn [27]	31	25	13	All intact		17 MM 14 LM	13.5 weeks	Clinical Radiographs	29% re-tear