Knee Surg Relat Res.  2017 Dec;29(4):295-301. 10.5792/ksrr.17.027.

Meniscal Extrusion Progresses Shortly after the Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School, Okayama, Japan. matino@md.okayama-u.ac.jp

Abstract

PURPOSE
Medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRT) induce medial meniscus extrusion (MME). However, the time-dependent extent of MME in patients suffering from the MMPRT remains unclear. This study evaluated the extent of MME after painful popping events that occurred at the onset of the MMPRT.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Thirty-five patients who had an episode of posteromedial painful popping were investigated. All the patients were diagnosed as having an MMPRT by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within 12 months after painful popping. Medial meniscus body width (MMBW), absolute MME, and relative MME (100×absolute MME/MMBW) were assessed among three groups divided according to the time after painful popping events: early period ( < 1 month), subacute period (1-3 months), and chronic period (4-12 months).
RESULTS
In the early period, absolute and relative MMEs were 3.0 mm and 32.7%, respectively. Absolute MME increased up to 4.2 mm and 5.8 mm during the subacute and chronic periods, respectively. Relative MME also progressed to 49.2% and 60.3% in the subacute and chronic periods, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
This study demonstrated that absolute and relative MMEs increased progressively within the short period after the onset of symptomatic MMPRT. Our results suggest that early diagnosis of an MMPRT may be important to prevent progression of MME following the MMPRT.

Keyword

Meniscus; Tear; Root; Extrusion

MeSH Terms

Early Diagnosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Menisci, Tibial*
Tears*
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