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Table 2 Second-look arthroscopic results after management of meniscal tear accompanying anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

From: High incidence of subsequent re-operation following treatments for medial meniscus tears combined with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: second-look arthroscopic study

 

Total

MM tears

LM tears

p value

Meniscus repair

94

60

34

0.260

 Healed (n, %)

78 (83.0)

47 (78.3)

31 (91.2)

 

 Partially healed (n, %)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.7)

0

 

 Failed (n, %)

15 (15.9)

12 (20.0)

3 (8.8)

 

Left in situ

17

7

10

0.611

 Healed (n, %)

11 (64.7)

4 (57.1)

7 (70.0)

 

 Partially healed (n, %)

3 (17.6)

2 (28.6)

1 (10.0)

 

 Failed (n, %)

3 (17.6)

1 (14.3)

2 (20.0)

 

Partial meniscectomy

37

19

18

0.630

 No re-tear (n, %)

34 (91.9)

19 (100.0)

15 (83.3)

 

 With re-tear (n, %)

3 (8.1)

0

3 (16.7)

 
  1. MM medial meniscus, LM lateral meniscus