The Role of Crutches and Bracing in Preventing Secondary Meniscal Tears After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Pediatric Patients
Bracing and crutches were associated with the preservation of the menisci in the ACL-deficient knee in pediatric patients undergoing early and delayed ACLR, respectively. Surgeons should strongly encourage adherence to these conservative modalities in patients awaiting operative reconstruction to reduce the risk of secondary meniscal pathology.
Authors
- Arjun Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7062-7584)
- Daniel Badin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4769-3986)
- R. Jay Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4692-9531)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671241309862
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Arthrex
- Johns Hopkins University
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine