417438

Joint Preservation or Alignment Correction? A Comparative Study of Medial Meniscus Root Repair and HTO with Partial Meniscectomy"

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Last updated: 09 Apr 2025

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Orthopedic

Abstract

This retrospective cohort study was done to assess Knee functions after root tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus management with root tear repair or with high tibial osteotomy (HTO) with partial meniscectomy. Methods: Twenty-four patients had a posterior horn root tear, with a range of age between 38 and 56 years old. Participants in this study were classified into two groups: one received transtibial root repair, while the other underwent HTO with partial meniscectomy. Regular clinical and functional outcomes were monitored through one-year follow-up. The study aimed to compare the clinical and functional outcome for both groups. Results: There was no noteworthy difference between the two groups concerning function and pain scores. The root repair group (1) showed a higher rate of preserving joint function and slowing osteoarthritis progression in patients with isolated root tears and minimal malalignment. However, its success depends on proper healing and biomechanical factors, but Group 2 (HTO + Meniscectomy) is effective for addressing pain and overload in patients with significant varus deformity in short follow-up up but it increases cartilage wear and increases the progression of arthritis. Conclusion: Root tear of medial meniscus can be treated by repair only in acute traumatic tear with no malalignment or osteoarthritis in knee, while HTO with partial meniscectomy in degenerative chronic tears with malalignment or osteoarthritis in knees

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2025.366904.3870

Keywords

root tear, medial meniscus, Root Repair, HTO, meniscectomy

Authors

First Name

Hossam

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Fathi

Affiliation

Orthopedic surgery faculty of medicine zagazig university

Email

hossam.salem33@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0001-8784-8677

First Name

sami

Last Name

sadek

MiddleName

ibrahim

Affiliation

orthopedic department,zagazig university zagazig, egypt

Email

dr.samielsadek2@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Imam

MiddleName

Hatem Farhan

Affiliation

Orthopedic and Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

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dr_hatem81@yahoo.com

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Volume

31

Article Issue

4

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54283

Issue Date

2025-04-01

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2025-03-10

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2025-04-01

Page Start

1,502

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1,512

Print ISSN

1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

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273

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Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Joint Preservation or Alignment Correction? A Comparative Study of Medial Meniscus Root Repair and HTO with Partial Meniscectomy"

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09 Apr 2025