Clinical Outcomes After Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesion Repair and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: A Multicenter Study With a Mean Follow-up of 5 Years
In this multicenter cohort of pediatric and adolescent patients who underwent MMRL repair during primary ACLR, with a mean follow-up of 5 years, the rate of secondary medial meniscal surgery was 20%. Overall, while the subjective patient-reported outcome measures were cautiously reassuring, larger studies are needed to better understand the modifiable risk factors for MMRL repair failure after ACLR in pediatric patients.
Authors
- Andrew E. Jimenez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7979-6536)
- Peter D. Fabricant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8070-685X)
- Scott McKay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0490-0220)
- Elizabeth C. Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6570-1914)
- Michael J. Medvecky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-3232)
- Udit Dave (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9950-6938)
- Christina R. Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6454-6131)
- John P. Fulkerson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1142-2252)
- Jason Zarahi Amaral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5315-9320)
- Jay Moran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6247-3047)
- Nikhil N. Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9875-2769)
- Timothy E. Hewett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9729-7573)
- Robert F. LaPrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9823-2306)
- Lee D. Katz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4465-3092)
- Jack Porrino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1144-8620)
- Luke V. Tollefson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6650-3935)
- Michael S. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4737-2106)
- Ruth H. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3097-0747)
- Stuart D. Ferrell
- Jorge Chahla
- Christopher M. LaPrade
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Twin Cities Orthopedics (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- Rush University (US)
- Marshall University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251398436
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00