Meniscal Repair in the Setting of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Results From the MARS Cohort

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Meniscal Repair in the Setting of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Results From the MARS Cohort

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Background: Meniscal preservation has been demonstrated to contribute to long-term knee health. This has been a successful intervention in patients with isolated tears and tears associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. However, the results of meniscal repair in the setting of revision ACL reconstruction have not been documented. Purpose: To examine the prevalence and 2-year operative success rate of meniscal repairs in the revision ACL setting. Study Design: Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: All cases of revision ACL reconstruction with concomitant meniscal repair from a multicenter group between 2006 and 2011 were selected. Two-year follow-up was obtained by phone and email to determine whether any subsequent surgery had occurred to either knee since the initial revision ACL reconstruction. If so, operative reports were obtained, whenever possible, to verify the pathologic condition and subsequent treatment. Results: In total, 218 patients (18%) from 1205 revision ACL reconstructions underwent concurrent meniscal repairs. There were 235 repairs performed: 153 medial, 48 lateral, and 17 medial and lateral. The majority of these repairs (n = 178; 76%) were performed with all-inside techniques. Two-year surgical follow-up was obtained on 90% (197/218) of the cohort. Overall, the meniscal repair failure rate was 8.6% (17/197) at 2 years. Of the 17 failures, 15 were medial (13 all-inside, 2 inside-out) and 2 were lateral (both all-inside). Four medial failures were treated in conjunction with a subsequent repeat revision ACL reconstruction. Conclusion: Meniscal repair in the revision ACL reconstruction setting does not have a high failure rate at 2-year follow-up. Failure rates for medial and lateral repairs were both '10% and consistent with success rates of primary ACL reconstruction meniscal repair. Medial tears underwent reoperation for failure at a significantly higher rate than lateral tears.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2978-2985
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Sports Medicine
Volume	48
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546520948850
State	Published - Oct 2022

Keywords

ACL reconstruction
failure
meniscus
outcomes
repair
revision

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abstract = "Background: Meniscal preservation has been demonstrated to contribute to long-term knee health. This has been a successful intervention in patients with isolated tears and tears associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. However, the results of meniscal repair in the setting of revision ACL reconstruction have not been documented. Purpose: To examine the prevalence and 2-year operative success rate of meniscal repairs in the revision ACL setting. Study Design: Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: All cases of revision ACL reconstruction with concomitant meniscal repair from a multicenter group between 2006 and 2011 were selected. Two-year follow-up was obtained by phone and email to determine whether any subsequent surgery had occurred to either knee since the initial revision ACL reconstruction. If so, operative reports were obtained, whenever possible, to verify the pathologic condition and subsequent treatment. Results: In total, 218 patients (18%) from 1205 revision ACL reconstructions underwent concurrent meniscal repairs. There were 235 repairs performed: 153 medial, 48 lateral, and 17 medial and lateral. The majority of these repairs (n = 178; 76%) were performed with all-inside techniques. Two-year surgical follow-up was obtained on 90% (197/218) of the cohort. Overall, the meniscal repair failure rate was 8.6% (17/197) at 2 years. Of the 17 failures, 15 were medial (13 all-inside, 2 inside-out) and 2 were lateral (both all-inside). Four medial failures were treated in conjunction with a subsequent repeat revision ACL reconstruction. Conclusion: Meniscal repair in the revision ACL reconstruction setting does not have a high failure rate at 2-year follow-up. Failure rates for medial and lateral repairs were both '10% and consistent with success rates of primary ACL reconstruction meniscal repair. Medial tears underwent reoperation for failure at a significantly higher rate than lateral tears.",

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author = "{MARS Group} and Wright, {Rick W.} and Huston, {Laura J.} and Haas, {Amanda K.} and Nwosu, {Samuel K.} and Allen, {Christina R.} and Anderson, {Allen F.} and Cooper, {Daniel E.} and DeBerardino, {Thomas M.} and Dunn, {Warren R.} and Lantz, {Brett (Brick) A.} and Barton Mann and Spindler, {Kurt P.} and Stuart, {Michael J.} and Pennings, {Jacquelyn S.} and Albright, {John P.} and Annunziato Amendola and Andrish, {Jack T.} and Annunziata, {Christopher C.} and Arciero, {Robert A.} and Bach, {Bernard R.} and Baker, {Champ L.} and Bartolozzi, {Arthur R.} and Baumgarten, {Keith M.} and Bechler, {Jeffery R.} and Berg, {Jeffrey H.} and Bernas, {Geoffrey A.} and Brockmeier, {Stephen F.} and Brophy, {Robert H.} and Bush-Joseph, {Charles A.} and {Butler V}, {J. Brad} and Campbell, {John D.} and Carey, {James L.} and Carpenter, {James E.} and Cole, {Brian J.} and Cooper, {Jonathan M.} and Cox, {Charles L.} and Creighton, {R. Alexander} and Dahm, {Diane L.} and David, {Tal S.} and Flanigan, {David C.} and Frederick, {Robert W.} and Ganley, {Theodore J.} and Garofoli, {Elizabeth A.} and Gatt, {Charles J.} and Gecha, {Steven R.} and Giffin, {James Robert} and Hame, {Sharon L.} and Hannafin, {Jo A.} and Matava, {Matthew J.} and Smith, {Matthew V.}",

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AU - Haas, Amanda K.

AU - Nwosu, Samuel K.

AU - Allen, Christina R.

AU - Anderson, Allen F.

AU - Cooper, Daniel E.

AU - DeBerardino, Thomas M.

AU - Dunn, Warren R.

AU - Lantz, Brett (Brick) A.

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AU - Spindler, Kurt P.

AU - Stuart, Michael J.

AU - Pennings, Jacquelyn S.

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AU - Amendola, Annunziato

AU - Andrish, Jack T.

AU - Annunziata, Christopher C.

AU - Arciero, Robert A.

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AU - Bartolozzi, Arthur R.

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AU - Bechler, Jeffery R.

AU - Berg, Jeffrey H.

AU - Bernas, Geoffrey A.

AU - Brockmeier, Stephen F.

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AU - Bush-Joseph, Charles A.

AU - Butler V, J. Brad

AU - Campbell, John D.

AU - Carey, James L.

AU - Carpenter, James E.

AU - Cole, Brian J.

AU - Cooper, Jonathan M.

AU - Cox, Charles L.

AU - Creighton, R. Alexander

AU - Dahm, Diane L.

AU - David, Tal S.

AU - Flanigan, David C.

AU - Frederick, Robert W.

AU - Ganley, Theodore J.

AU - Garofoli, Elizabeth A.

AU - Gatt, Charles J.

AU - Gecha, Steven R.

AU - Giffin, James Robert

AU - Hame, Sharon L.

AU - Hannafin, Jo A.

AU - Matava, Matthew J.

AU - Smith, Matthew V.

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