Postponing meniscus repair reduces the functional outcome of primary ACL reconstruction
Objectives: Our purpose was to evaluate whether the time of intervention and the type of meniscus surgery (repair vs. partial meniscectomy) play a role in managing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions with concurrent meniscus pathologies. Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- Unfallkrankenhaus Meidling (AT)
- Graz University Hospital (AT)
- University Clinic of Traumatology (AT)
- Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie Wien (AT)
- Unfallkrankenhaus Salzburg (AT)
- Universitätszahnklinik Wien (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2024-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/24dkou548
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00