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Delayed reconstruction and high BMI z score increase the risk of meniscal tear in paediatric and adolescent anterior cruciate ligament injury

Authors: Maroun Raad, Camille Thevenin Lemoine, Emilie Bérard, Pierre Laumonerie, Jerome Sales de Gauzy, Franck Accadbled

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 3/2019

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify epidemiologic risk factors for secondary meniscal tears in paediatric and adolescent patients who sustain an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. The hypothesis was that delayed reconstruction and elevated BMI z score, increase the risk for secondary meniscal tears.

Methods

A prospective, descriptive and analytical study of consecutively accrued children and adolescents with an ACL tear was performed. One hundred and sixty subjects (114 males and 46 females) were identified between 2006 and 2015 at one institution. The age range was between 7 and 19 years. Fifteen parameters were recorded and analysed: age at initial trauma, initial trauma circumstance, sex, BMI z score, affected side, type of sport, Tegner score, athletic level, time to MRI, time to first referral, time to surgery, age at surgery, attempted non-operative treatment, operative report and associated meniscal tear. These meniscal lesions could be diagnosed by an MRI and / or during surgery.

Results

Out of the 160 cases, 143 were treated surgically and 17 cases non-operatively. Median corrected BMI z score was 0.5 (range − 1.8 to 4.7). 41.9% had one or more meniscal lesions. 55 patients were initially treated non-operatively, of which 39 patients were secondarily operated. There was a positive relationship between meniscal lesion and: BMI z score (p = 0.0364), attempted non-operative treatment (p = 0.001) and time to surgery (p = 0.002). The median time to ACL reconstruction was 229 days for patients with secondary meniscal lesions.

Conclusions

Patients with ACL tears treated non-operatively developed secondary meniscal lesions requiring delayed surgical management. There was a positive correlation between BMI z score and secondary meniscal lesions. Thus, early ACL reconstruction is advocated in young athletes.

Level of evidence

Retrospective comparative study, Level III.

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Title: Delayed reconstruction and high BMI z score increase the risk of meniscal tear in paediatric and adolescent anterior cruciate ligament injury
Authors: Maroun Raad
Camille Thevenin Lemoine
Emilie Bérard
Pierre Laumonerie
Jerome Sales de Gauzy
Franck Accadbled
Publication date: 01-03-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-018-5201-2

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Delayed reconstruction and high BMI z score increase the risk of meniscal tear in paediatric and adolescent anterior cruciate ligament injury

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Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Level of evidence

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