Clinical efficacy of meniscus plasty under arthroscopy in middle-aged and elderly patients with meniscus injury

Shi,Yuhui; Tian,Zhigang; Zhu,Lifan; Zeng,Jincai; Liu,Rong; Zhou,Jianxin

doi:10.3892/etm.2018.6519

Clinical efficacy of meniscus plasty under arthroscopy in middle-aged and elderly patients with meniscus injury

Authors:
- Yuhui Shi
- Zhigang Tian
- Lifan Zhu
- Jincai Zeng
- Rong Liu
- Jianxin Zhou
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Affiliations: Department of Orthopedics, The First People's Hospital of Wujiang District Suzhou, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215200, P.R. China
Published online on: July 25, 2018 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6519
Pages: 3089-3093

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Abstract

Clinical efficacy of meniscal plasty and total meniscectomy under arthroscopy in treating middle-aged and elderly patients with meniscus injury were explored. One hundred and fifteen elderly patients with meniscal injuries treated in the First People's Hospital of Wujiang District Suzhou from May 2012 to October 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. They were randomly divided into meniscal plasty group (experimental group) and total meniscectomy group (control group). Length of stay, operation time and VAS between the two groups were compared. Knee function was evaluated before the surgery and at the final follow-up using IKDC 2000 and Lysholm score. The differences of postoperative clinical efficacy and complications in both groups were observed. Postoperative IKDC 2000 and Lysholm score in the experimental group were superior to those of control group (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the relieving effect of knee pain between the two types of procedures (P>0.05). Shorter operation time was found in control than that of experimental group. We did not observe remarkable differences in length of stay and postoperative complication rate between the two groups (P>0.05). Both meniscal plasty and total meniscectomy under arthroscopy can effectively relieve knee pain in a short time. Meniscal plasty could remarkably alleviate the progression of knee osteoarthritis, maintain knee function and improve daily life of affected population. We considered that meniscal plasty should be served as the preferred approach in treating middle-aged and elderly patients with meniscus injury.

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