Impact of Concomitant Meniscus Repair With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Functional Outcomes at Short-Term Follow-Up: A Prospective Observational Study
Pratyaksh K Gupta, Kailash Jaidev, Amit Mahajan, Rohit Kulkarni, Snehal Hedgire, Nishant Mirchandani · 2026
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Gupta and colleagues followed knee surgery patients prospectively to see how recovery unfolds when a torn meniscus, the knee's shock-absorbing cartilage, is repaired during ligament reconstruction. Their 2026 single-center study enrolled 115 patients having arthroscopic surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament, a key stabilizing band in the knee, with meniscus repair in the same operation. Most patients were men, and inner meniscus tears were most common.
Gupta measured pain and two knee function scores before surgery and at six weeks, three months, and six months afterward. Pain fell from a moderate median level to zero by six months. Both function scores improved strongly over the same span, though one score dipped briefly at six weeks during early healing. No infections, graft failures, or re-tears occurred. Because there was no comparison group, the authors present the results as evidence that adding meniscus repair does not hinder short-term recovery.
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| CREATOR | Pratyaksh K Gupta, Kailash Jaidev, Amit Mahajan, Rohit Kulkarni, Snehal Hedgire, Nishant Mirchandani |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |