RESEARCH & ARTICLES

Two-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes Are Predictive of Mid- and Long-term Outcomes After Meniscal Allograft Transplantation

Purpose: The goal of this study was to determine if short-term patient-reported outcomes (PROs) following MAT correlate with mid- to long-term patient reported outcomes (PROs) at a minimum of 5 years follow-up.

Summary:

• The mean follow-up was 10.4 years, showing significant correlations between short- and mid-term, as well as short- and long-term improvements in all outcomes except for Lysholm scores in the long-term group.
• Subsequent reoperation was required in 33.3% of patients, with 9.2% converting to arthroplasty.

JRF Takeaways: Significant correlations were seen between short-term PROs and mid- to long-term PROs following MAT. With a low reoperation rate and only 9.2% of patients converting to arthroplasty at 10-year follow-up, MAT is an effective treatment option for surgeons. JRF offers both fresh and frozen size-matched meniscal allografts.

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Authors: Andrew S. Bi, MD, Yusuf Mufti, BS, Jared Sachs, MS, Chloe Franzia, BS, Nicholas J. Lemme, MD, Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA

Published: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Institution: Cartilage Restoration Center, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.