Characteristics and Outcomes of Operatively Treated Discoid Lateral Meniscus in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients: A Multicenter Study
Locking and snapping were common presenting symptoms. Over three-quarters of patients had meniscal tears, which were most often complex and located posteriorly. Seventeen percent of patients experienced complications, and a sixth of patients with complications had >1. Reoperation was typically for persistent symptoms or meniscal retear.
Authors
- John A. Schlechter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8389-8407)
- Daniel W. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7286-6864)
- Craig J. Finlayson
- Benton E. Heyworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2572-1344)
- Sasha Carsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-9770)
- Julia Kirby
- Gregory A. Schmale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1558-7583)
- Zachary S. Stinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2431-797X)
- Maya Gopalan
- R. Jay Lee
- Marie‐Lyne Nault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8024-0527)
- Tyler J. Stavinoha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0869-1937)
- Jie C. Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6257-6860)
- Jennifer J. Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9235-6407)
- Emily Niu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4170-7478)
- Brian M. Haus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0420-8760)
- Jennifer A Sheasley
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Orange County (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Children's National (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Children's Hospital of San Antonio (US)
- Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre (AU)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (US)
- UC Davis Children's Hospital (US)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465241272393
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01