Risk Factors for Complication and Reoperation in the Treatment of Discoid Lateral Meniscus in Children and Adolescents: A Multicenter Study
Of the patients, 17% (16% of knees) had postoperative complications after DLM treatment, of whom 17% had more than 1 complication. Additionally, 13% underwent reoperation. Complications were less likely in those treated for their DLM who had a meniscus tear and more likely in female patients and those with complex meniscus tears. Reoperation was more likely in female patients, those with a horizontal or complex tear, and those who had an open meniscus repair.
Authors
- John A. Schlechter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8389-8407)
- Michelle M. Son (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1028-1614)
- Sasha Carsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-9770)
- Aristides I. Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0368-9731)
- Julia C. Kirby
- Nirav K. Pandya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8753-853X)
- Gregory A. Schmale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1558-7583)
- Zachary S. Stinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2431-797X)
- Maya Gopalan
- 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)
- Jennah Mann
- Joel W. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5607-3338)
- Jennifer Brey
- Waylon Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-2244)
- Jennifer A Sheasley
- Stephanie S. Pearce
- Emily Niu
- Jeffrey J. Nepple
- Bryan J. Tompkins
- R. Jay Lee
- Jay C. Albright
- Theodore J. Ganley
- Matthew J. Brown
- Daniel W. Green
- Benton E. Heyworth
- Suzanna Ohlsen
- Craig J. Finlayson
- J. Todd R. Lawrence
- Harman Kaur Gill
- Brian Haus
- Marie-Lyne Nault
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Children's National (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Christus Health (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center (US)
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Spokane (US)
- Kosair Children's Hospital (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Norton Hospital (US)
- Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre (AU)
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research (US)
- Nemours Children's Clinic (US)
- University of California Davis Medical Center (US)
- UC Davis Children's Hospital (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251411397
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00