Prospective cohort study evaluating clinical outcomes of arthroscopically assisted meniscal repair in 37 patients aged 40 and older, asking whether repair success rates in this age group are comparable to those reported in younger populations.
When you encounter a peripheral, zone 1 meniscal tear in a patient over 40 — especially alongside an ACL tear. Don't reflexively dismiss repair based on age alone; tear location and type drive healability, and concurrent ACL reconstruction dramatically improves repair success.
Reserve repair for the small subset (~6%) with acute, peripheral tears; degenerative tears in this age group are generally not candidates.
Prospective cohort study evaluating clinical outcomes of arthroscopically assisted meniscal repair in 37 patients aged 40 and older, asking whether repair success rates in this age group are comparable to those reported in younger populations.
When you encounter a peripheral, zone 1 meniscal tear in a patient over 40 — especially alongside an ACL tear. Don't reflexively dismiss repair based on age alone; tear location and type drive healability, and concurrent ACL reconstruction dramatically improves repair success.
Reserve repair for the small subset (~6%) with acute, peripheral tears; degenerative tears in this age group are generally not candidates.