Degenerative meniscus: Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment options

World Journal of Orthopedics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 597-602

  Howell, Richard ^a   Kumar, Neil S ^a   Patel, Nimit ^a   Tom, James ^a  

^a HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Degenerative joint disease; Meniscal tear; Meniscus; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905987817     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22185836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i5.597     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Fithian DC, Kelly MA, Mow VC. Material properties and structure-function relationships in the menisci. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1990; (252): 19-31 [PMID: 2406069].
2. Athanasiou KA, Sanchez-Adams J. Engineering The Knee Meniscus. Synthesis Lectures Tissue Eng 2009; 1: 1-97 [DOI: 10.2200/S00186ED1V01Y200903TIS001].
3. Berlet GC, Fowler PJ. The anterior horn of the medical meniscus. An anatomic study of its insertion. Am J Sports Med 1998; 26: 540-543 [PMID: 9689375].
4. Nelson EW, LaPrade RF. The anterior intermeniscal ligament of the knee. An anatomic study. Am J Sports Med 2000; 28: 74-76 [PMID: 10653547].
5. Johnson DL, Swenson TM, Livesay GA, Aizawa H, Fu FH, Harner CD. Insertion-site anatomy of the human menisci: gross, arthroscopic, and topographical anatomy as a basis for meniscal transplantation. Arthroscopy 1995; 11: 386-394 [PMID: 7575868].
6. Thompson WO, Thaete FL, Fu FH, Dye SF. Tibial meniscal dynamics using three-dimensional reconstruction of magnetic resonance images. Am J Sports Med 1991; 19: 210-215; discussion 215-216 [PMID: 1867329].
7. de Abreu MR, Chung CB, Trudell D, Resnick D. Meniscofemoral ligaments: patterns of tears and pseudotears of the menisci using cadaveric and clinical material. Skeletal Radiol 2007; 36: 729-735 [PMID: 17483944 DOI: 10.1007/S00256-007-0298-2].
8. McDevitt CA, Webber RJ. The ultrastructure and biochemistry of meniscal cartilage. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1990; (252): 8-18 [PMID: 2406077].
9. Fox AJ, Bedi A, Rodeo SA. The basic science of human knee menisci: structure, composition, and function. Sports Health 2012; 4: 340-351 [PMID: 23016106 DOI: 10.1177/19417381114 29419].
10. Arnoczky SP, Warren RF. Microvasculature of the human meniscus. Am J Sports Med 1982; 10: 90-95 [PMID: 7081532].
11. O'Connor BL. The mechanoreceptor innervation of the posterior attachments of the lateral meniscus of the dog knee joint. J Anat 1984; 138 (Pt 1): 15-26 [PMID: 6706833].
12. O'Connor BL, McConnaughey JS. The structure and innervation of cat knee menisci, and their relation to a "sensory hypothesis" of meniscal function. Am J Anat 1978; 153: 431-442 [PMID: 707322 DOI: 10.1002/Aja.1001530306].
13. Laible C, Stein DA, Kiridly DN. Meniscal repair. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2013; 21: 204-213 [PMID: 23545726 DOI: 10.5435/Jaaos-21-04-204].
14. Metcalf RWBR, Metcalf MS, Mcginty JB. Arthroscopic Meniscectomy. In: Mcginty JB CR, Jackson RW, Poehling GG Editor Operative Arthroscopy. 2 Ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven, 1996: 263-297
15. Englund M. Meniscal tear-a feature of osteoarthritis. Acta Orthop Scand Suppl 2004; 75: 1-45, backcover [PMID: 15188684].
16. Englund M, Roos EM, Roos HP, Lohmander LS. Patient-relevant outcomes fourteen years after meniscectomy: influence of type of meniscal tear and size of resection. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2001; 40: 631-639 [PMID: 11426019].
17. Mesiha M, Zurakowski D, Soriano J, Nielson JH, Zarins B, Murray MM. Pathologic characteristics of the torn human meniscus. Am J Sports Med 2007; 35: 103-112 [PMID: 17092929 DOI: 10.1177/0363546506293700].
18. Christoforakis J, Pradhan R, Sanchez-Ballester J, Hunt N, Strachan RK. Is there an association between articular cartilage changes and degenerative meniscus tears? Arthroscopy 2005; 21: 1366-1369 [PMID: 16325089 DOI: 10.1016/J. Arthro.2005.08.031].
19. Badlani JT, Borrero C, Golla S, Harner CD, Irrgang JJ. The effects of meniscus injury on the development of knee osteoarthritis: data from the osteoarthritis initiative. Am J Sports Med 2013; 41: 1238-1244 [PMID: 23733830 DOI: 10.1177/0363 546513490276].
20. Wang DW, Cai X, Liu YJ, Wang ZG, Gao L. Meniscus injury in osteoarthritis of knee joints: under arthroscopy. Zhonghua Yixue Zazhi 2005; 85: 2425-2427 [PMID: 16321252].
21. Lange AK, Fiatarone Singh MA, Smith RM, Foroughi N, Baker MK, Shnier R, Vanwanseele B. Degenerative meniscus tears and mobility impairment in women with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2007; 15: 701-708 [PMID: 17207645 DOI: 10.1016/J. Joca.2006.11.004].
22. Galli M, Ciriello V, Menghi A, Aulisa AG, Rabini A, Marzetti E. Joint line tenderness and McMurray tests for the detection of meniscal lesions: what is their real diagnostic value? Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2013; 94: 1126-1131 [PMID: 23154135 DOI: 10.1016/J. Apmr.2012.11.008].
23. Couture JF, Al-Juhani W, Forsythe ME, Lenczner E, Marien R, Burman M. Joint line fullness and meniscal pathology. Sports Health 2012; 4: 47-50 [PMID: 23016068 DOI: 10.1177/19 41738111422330].
24. Ercin E, Kaya I, Sungur I, Demirbas E, Ugras AA, Cetinus EM. History, clinical findings, magnetic resonance imaging, and arthroscopic correlation in meniscal lesions. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2012; 20: 851-856 [PMID: 21833511 DOI: 10.1007/S00167-011-1636-4].
25. De Flaviis L, Scaglione P, Nessi R, Albisetti W. Ultrasound in degenerative cystic meniscal disease of the knee. Skeletal Radiol 1990; 19: 441-445 [PMID: 2218594].
26. Rutten MJ, Collins JM, van Kampen A, Jager GJ. Meniscal cysts: detection with high-resolution sonography. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1998; 171: 491-496 [PMID: 9694482 DOI: 10.2214/Ajr.171.2.9694482].
27. Sanders TG, Miller MD. A systematic approach to magnetic resonance imaging interpretation of sports medicine injuries of the knee. Am J Sports Med 2005; 33: 131-148 [PMID: 15611010].
28. Low AK, Chia MR, Carmody DJ, Lucas P, Hale D. Clinical significance of intrasubstance meniscal lesions on MRI. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2008; 52: 227-230 [PMID: 18477116 DOI: 10.1111/J.1440-1673.2008.01951.X].
29. von Engelhardt LV, Schmitz A, Pennekamp PH, Schild HH, Wirtz DC, von Falkenhausen F. Diagnostics of degenerative meniscal tears at 3-Tesla MRI compared to arthroscopy as reference standard. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2008; 128: 451-456 [PMID: 17968565 DOI: 10.1007/S00402-007-0485-6].
30. Fukuta S, Kuge A, Korai F. Clinical significance of meniscal abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging in an older population. Knee 2009; 16: 187-190 [PMID: 19179080 DOI: 10.1016/J. Knee.2008.11.006].
31. Elbaz A, Beer Y, Rath E, Morag G, Segal G, Debbi EM, Wasser D, Mor A, Debi R. A unique foot-worn device for patients with degenerative meniscal tear. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2013; 21: 380-387 [PMID: 22555568 DOI: 10.1007/S00167-012-2026-2].
32. Østerås H, Østerås B, Torstensen TA. Medical exercise therapy, and not arthroscopic surgery, resulted in decreased depression and anxiety in patients with degenerative meniscus injury. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2012; 16: 456-463 [PMID: 23036877 DOI: 10.1016/J. Jbmt.2012.04.003].
33. Stensrud S, Roos EM, Risberg MA. A 12-week exercise therapy program in middle-aged patients with degenerative meniscus tears: a case series with 1-year follow-up. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2012; 42: 919-931 [PMID: 22960783 DOI: 10.2519/Jospt.2012.4165].
34. Yim JH, Seon JK, Song EK, Choi JI, Kim MC, Lee KB, Seo HY. A comparative study of meniscectomy and nonoperative treatment for degenerative horizontal tears of the medial meniscus. Am J Sports Med 2013; 41: 1565-1570 [PMID: 23703915 DOI: 10.1177/0363546513488518].
35. Neogi DS, Kumar A, Rijal L, Yadav CS, Jaiman A, Nag HL. Role of nonoperative treatment in managing degenerative tears of the medial meniscus posterior root. J Orthop Traumatol 2013; 14: 193-199 [PMID: 23532300 DOI: 10.1007/S10195-013-0234-2].
36. Rimington T, Mallik K, Evans D, Mroczek K, Reider B. A prospective study of the nonoperative treatment of degenerative meniscus tears. Orthopedics 2009; 32: [PMID: 19708634 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20090624-06].
37. Herrlin SV, Wange PO, Lapidus G, Hållander M, Werner S, Weidenhielm L. Is arthroscopic surgery beneficial in treating non-traumatic, degenerative medial meniscal tears? A five year follow-up. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2013; 21: 358-364 [PMID: 22437659 DOI: 10.1007/S00167-012-1960-3].
38. Lim HC, Bae JH, Wang JH, Seok CW, Kim MK. Non-operative treatment of degenerative posterior root tear of the medial meniscus. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2010; 18: 535-539 [PMID: 19711053 DOI: 10.1007/S00167-009-0891-0].
39. Wilson W, van Rietbergen B, van Donkelaar CC, Huiskes R. Pathways of load-induced cartilage damage causing cartilage degeneration in the knee after meniscectomy. J Biomech 2003; 36: 845-851 [PMID: 12742452].
40. Frizziero A, Ferrari R, Giannotti E, Ferroni C, Poli P, Masiero S. The meniscus tear. State of the art of rehabilitation protocols related to surgical procedures. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2012; 2: 295-301 [PMID: 23738313].
41. Moffet H, Richards CL, Malouin F, Bravo G. Impact of knee extensor strength deficits on stair ascent performance in patients after medial meniscectomy. Scand J Rehabil Med 1993; 25: 63-71 [PMID: 8341993].
42. Østerås H, Østerås B, Torstensen TA. Is postoperative exercise therapy necessary in patients with degenerative meniscus? A randomized controlled trial with one year follow-up. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2014; 22: 200-206 [PMID: 23263261 DOI: 10.1007/S00167-012-2354-2].
43. Matthews P, St-Pierre DM. Recovery of muscle strength following arthroscopic meniscectomy. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1996; 23: 18-26 [PMID: 8749746 DOI: 10.2519/Jospt.1996.23.1.18].
44. Wheatley WB, Krome J, Martin DF. Rehabilitation programmes following arthroscopic meniscectomy in athletes. Sports Med 1996; 21: 447-456 [PMID: 8784964]