Medial meniscus posterior root repair with concomitant centralization does not demonstrate superior reduction of meniscal extrusion or improved clinical outcomes compared with isolated repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Adding a centering technique to meniscus repair surgery didn't significantly improve outcomes compared to repair alone, simplifying surgical decision-making.
PURPOSE: To evaluate whether the addition of a meniscal centralization procedure to medial meniscus posterior root (MMPR) repair improves medial meniscus extrusion (MME) and patient-reported outcomes compared with isolat... The overall pooled analysis demonstrated no significant difference in MME reduction between centralization and isolated repair (MD 0.4 mm; 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.34 to 1.22; p = 0.27; I2 = 89%).
What the study was
- Study design
- Randomized study
- Population
- patients
- Sample size
- 309
- Category
- Public Health
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
Why it surfaced
Score 7/10 [NEAR_TERM_IMPLEMENTABLE]: Randomized study (Journal Article) matched 'Hematologic malignancies'. Components — novelty:1/3, relevance:2/3, design:2/2, population:2/2. Confidence: high. Conservative scoring applied per v1.3 rubric.
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