The Result of Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair

Lee, Dong Chul; Lee, Joon Han; Shin, Duk Seop

Abstract

PURPOSE: To analyze the clinical results and functional evaluation of arthroscopic meniscal repair in meniscus tear.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Twenty nine patients who underwent arthroscopic meniscal repair were eval- uated from January 1995 to December 1998. Mean age was 32 years old(13-56) and mean follow up was 28 months. Lysholm score and Ikeuchi grading were used for functional analysis. Tegner activity score was used for physical activity evaluation.
RESULTS
Lysholm score revealed 81.3 points in acute injury group(>8 week), 79.2 points in chronic injury group(<8 week). The functional results were similar between acute and chronic injury group. Twenty five patients(86%) was rated as excellent and good grade in subjective functional evaluation of Ikeuchi. Tegner activity scores at last follow up were slightly decreased from 6.3 to 6 in ACL reconstruc- tion and normal ACL group compared with the pretrauma state, but Lysholm score and Tegner activity score was more reduced in ACL partial injury and repair group. CONCLUSTION: The excellent and good grade was 86% in the subjective functional evaluation of Ikeuchi after arthroscopic meniscal repair and the stability of anterior cruciate ligament seemed to be important in the prognosis of meniscus.