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- Title
Retropatellar Chondromalacia Associated with Medial Osteoarthritis after Meniscus Injury.
- Authors
Burger, C.; Kabir, K.; Mueller, M.; Rangger, C.; Minor, T.; Tolba, R. H.
- Abstract
Background/Aims: In an ovine meniscal repair model, the patellofemoral (PF) osteoarthritis due to a non-sutured tear or failed repair was investigated. Methods: A radial meniscus tear was either sutured with polydioxanone (PDS), with a slow degrading polylactide long-term suture(LTS) or left without treatment. Knee joint cartilage in the PF and medial compartment was evaluated compared to normal knees (healthy controls). Results: Retropatellar osteoarthritis in the non-sutured and sutured animals was intense in contrast to the control knees after 6 months in all groups (p < 0.001), and after 12 months in the PDS group (p < 0.001), LTS group and non-sutured animals (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Non-sutured meniscus tears and failed repair lead fast to intense PF osteoarthritis corresponding with tibial damage of the injured compartment. Copyright © 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
OSTEOARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS; CHONDROMALACIA; JOINTS (Anatomy); MENISCUS injuries
- Publication
European Surgical Research, 2006, Vol 38, Issue 2, p102
- ISSN
0014-312X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000093281