A longer duration from injury to surgery is associated with preoperative deterioration of an isolated meniscal tear in patients aged 40 years or older.

Takuji YokoeTakuya TajimaNami YamaguchiYudai MoritaEtsuo Chosa

Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) (2022)

Approximately 50% of isolated meniscal tears deteriorated preoperatively in patients aged 40 years or older. The duration from injury to surgery was an independent predictor of worsening of an isolated meniscal tear.

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