Özcafer, RaşitDirvar, FerdiMisir, AbdulhamitDinçel, Yaşar MaksutBüyükkuşçu, Mehmet ÖzbeyAykut, Umit Selcuk2022-05-112022-05-1120212687-47842687-4792https://doi.org/10.52312/jdrs.2021.46https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/8837Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and functional outcomes following the arthroscopic medial meniscal repair. Patients and methods: A total of 50 patients (42 males, 8 females; mean age: 32.9 +/- 7.6 years; range, 17 to 48 years) who underwent arthroscopic repair for longitudinal and bucket-handle medial meniscal tears between March 2005 and October 2011 were retrospectively evaluated. The patients were divided into two groups as those having a longitudinal tear (patient group, n=31) and having a bucket-handle tear (control group, n=19). Preoperative and final follow-up functional outcomes were evaluated using the Lysholm Knee Score (LKS), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Tegner Activity Scale (TAS) score, and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). Results: The mean follow-up was 61.7 +/- 22.8 (range, 36 to 110) months. The mean preoperative LKS, IKDC score, TAS, and KOOS scores were significantly improved at the final postoperative follow-up (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in functional outcome scores between longitudinal and bucket-handle repairs (p>0.05), and isolated repairs and concomitant meniscal repair and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (p>0.05). Conclusion: Arthroscopic meniscal repair provides similar mid-term functional and clinical outcomes for longitudinal and bucket-handle medial meniscal tears. Concomitant meniscal repair does not seem to affect meniscal healing.en10.52312/jdrs.2021.46info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAnterior cruciate ligamentInternational Knee Documentation CommitteeLysholm Knee Scoremeniscal repairmeniscal tearmeniscusCruciate Ligament ReconstructionSymptomatic Knee OsteoarthritisInside-OutAll-InsideTearsMeniscectomyMinimumArticle322363370Q4WOS:0006614151000122-s2.0-8510859925634145812Q2