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. 2020 Apr 28;2(3):e251–e261. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2020.02.005

Table 5.

Studies Reporting Conversion to TKA Grouped by Intervention

Intervention Authors Study Type Level of Evidence No. of Tears Mean Age, y Mean Time to Failure, mo Conversion to TKA (%)
Partial meniscectomy Krych et al., 20177 Retrospective comparative III 26 54.7 54.3 53.85%
Chung et al., 20156 Retrospective comparative III 20 55.0 NR 35.00%
Kim et al., 20114 Retrospective comparative III 28 57.4 17.8 10.71%
Lee et al., 201919 Retrospective comparative III 60 60.8 84.0 20.83%
Repair Chung et al., 20156 Retrospective comparative III 37 55.5 0.00%
Chung et al., 201717 Retrospective case series IV 91 66 47 1.10%
Kim et al., 20114 Retrospective comparative III 30 55.2 0.00%
Conservative Krych et al., 201723 Retrospective case series IV 52 58 30 30.77%
Krych et al., 20177 Retrospective comparative III 26 55.8 30.2 34.62%

NR, not reported; TKA, total knee arthroplasty.