Degenerative meniscus: Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment options.

PubWeight™: 0.87‹?›

🔗 View Article (PMC 4133467)

Published in World J Orthop on November 18, 2014

Authors

Richard Howell1, Neil S Kumar1, Nimit Patel1, James Tom1

Author Affiliations

1: Richard Howell, Neil S Kumar, Nimit Patel, James Tom, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States.

Articles cited by this

Microvasculature of the human meniscus. Am J Sports Med (1982) 2.62

Material properties and structure-function relationships in the menisci. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1990) 2.61

Is arthroscopic surgery beneficial in treating non-traumatic, degenerative medial meniscal tears? A five year follow-up. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2012) 2.13

A comparative study of meniscectomy and nonoperative treatment for degenerative horizontal tears of the medial meniscus. Am J Sports Med (2013) 1.89

Patient-relevant outcomes fourteen years after meniscectomy: influence of type of meniscal tear and size of resection. Rheumatology (Oxford) (2001) 1.85

The ultrastructure and biochemistry of meniscal cartilage. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1990) 1.76

Is there an association between articular cartilage changes and degenerative meniscus tears? Arthroscopy (2005) 1.46

Tibial meniscal dynamics using three-dimensional reconstruction of magnetic resonance images. Am J Sports Med (1991) 1.25

The structure and innervation of cat knee menisci, and their relation to a "sensory hypothesis" of meniscal function. Am J Anat (1978) 1.22

Insertion-site anatomy of the human menisci: gross, arthroscopic, and topographical anatomy as a basis for meniscal transplantation. Arthroscopy (1995) 1.18

Medical exercise therapy, and not arthroscopic surgery, resulted in decreased depression and anxiety in patients with degenerative meniscus injury. J Bodyw Mov Ther (2012) 1.17

Meniscal repair. J Am Acad Orthop Surg (2013) 1.17

Pathologic characteristics of the torn human meniscus. Am J Sports Med (2006) 1.12

The effects of meniscus injury on the development of knee osteoarthritis: data from the osteoarthritis initiative. Am J Sports Med (2013) 1.09

Meniscal tear--a feature of osteoarthritis. Acta Orthop Scand Suppl (2004) 1.09

Degenerative meniscus tears and mobility impairment in women with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage (2007) 1.08

Pathways of load-induced cartilage damage causing cartilage degeneration in the knee after meniscectomy. J Biomech (2003) 1.05

Meniscal cysts: detection with high-resolution sonography. AJR Am J Roentgenol (1998) 1.05

A prospective study of the nonoperative treatment of degenerative meniscus tears. Orthopedics (2009) 1.00

Recovery of muscle strength following arthroscopic meniscectomy. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther (1996) 0.97

The anterior horn of the medical meniscus. An anatomic study of its insertion. Am J Sports Med (1998) 0.95

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) 0.92

A systematic approach to magnetic resonance imaging interpretation of sports medicine injuries of the knee. Am J Sports Med (2005) 0.91

The basic science of human knee menisci: structure, composition, and function. Sports Health (2012) 0.91

The anterior intermeniscal ligament of the knee. An anatomic study. Am J Sports Med (2000) 0.91

History, clinical findings, magnetic resonance imaging, and arthroscopic correlation in meniscal lesions. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2011) 0.91

Role of nonoperative treatment in managing degenerative tears of the medial meniscus posterior root. J Orthop Traumatol (2013) 0.91

Rehabilitation programmes following arthroscopic meniscectomy in athletes. Sports Med (1996) 0.89

Diagnostics of degenerative meniscal tears at 3-Tesla MRI compared to arthroscopy as reference standard. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2007) 0.87

Non-operative treatment of degenerative posterior root tear of the medial meniscus. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2009) 0.85

The mechanoreceptor innervation of the posterior attachments of the lateral meniscus of the dog knee joint. J Anat (1984) 0.85

The meniscus tear. State of the art of rehabilitation protocols related to surgical procedures. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J (2013) 0.85

Meniscofemoral ligaments: patterns of tears and pseudotears of the menisci using cadaveric and clinical material. Skeletal Radiol (2007) 0.83

Impact of knee extensor strength deficits on stair ascent performance in patients after medial meniscectomy. Scand J Rehabil Med (1993) 0.83

Clinical significance of meniscal abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging in an older population. Knee (2009) 0.81

Clinical significance of intrasubstance meniscal lesions on MRI. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol (2008) 0.79

Joint line fullness and meniscal pathology. Sports Health (2012) 0.79

Ultrasound in degenerative cystic meniscal disease of the knee. Skeletal Radiol (1990) 0.78

A unique foot-worn device for patients with degenerative meniscal tear. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2012) 0.78

Joint line tenderness and McMurray tests for the detection of meniscal lesions: what is their real diagnostic value? Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2012) 0.77

[Meniscus injury in osteoarthritis of knee joints: under arthroscopy]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (2005) 0.76

Is postoperative exercise therapy necessary in patients with degenerative meniscus? A randomized controlled trial with one year follow-up. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2012) 0.76