sports

Question 1

Meniscal injury - risk factors?

Answer 1

ACL deficient knees

Question 2

Meniscal injury - what location is more common? With ACL tear?

Answer 2

medial more common except with ACL tear then lateral

Question 3

Meniscal injury - location of degenrative tears?

Answer 3

posterior horn of medial meniscus

Question 4

Meniscal injury - most sensitive physical exam finding?

Answer 4

joint line tenderness

Question 5

Meniscal injury - non op treatment protocol? Indication?

Answer 5

Rest, NSAIDS, PT for degenerative tears

Question 6

Meniscal injury - meniscal repair success predictors

Answer 6

Red-red, <5 mmlow rim width (distance from tear to meniscocapsular junction), vertical and longitudinal tears,n 1- 4mm in length, repaired with ACL recon

Question 7

Meniscal injury - mensical repair outcomes

Answer 7

70-95% successful, poor w/ untreated ACL deficiency

Question 8

Meniscal injury - mensical transplant indication

Answer 8

young patient with near total meniscecrtomy - especially laterally without instability, obesity, malalginemnt, OA

Question 9

Meniscal injury - outcomes

Answer 9

takes 8-12 months to heal, return to sport at 6-9 months, retears commons

Question 10

Meniscal injury - repair suture technique gold standard

Answer 10

inside-out, vertical mattress to capture circumferential fibers

Question 11

Meniscal injury - inside out repair diagram for lateral meniscus

Answer 11

diagram

Question 12

Meniscal injury - tear type diagram

Answer 12

diagram

Question 13

ACL bundles - primary/secondary function

Answer 13

Question 14

PCL bundles - primary/secondary function

Answer 14