Relationship Between Age and Pathology With Treatment of Pediatric and Adolescent Discoid Lateral Meniscus: A Report From the SCORE Multicenter Database.
null nullElizabeth AdsitJay AlbrightSheila AlganJennifer J BeckRichard E BowenJennifer BreyJ Marc CardeliaChristian ClarkPablo CoelloAllison CrepeauEric W EdmondsMatthew EllingtonHenry B EllisPeter D FabricantJeremy S FrankTheodore J GanleyDaniel W GreenAndrew GuptaBenton E HeyworthW Craig KemperKevin LatzAlfred MansourStephanie MayerScott D McKayMatthew D MilewskiEmily NiuDonna M PaciccaShital N ParikhLauren PupaJason RhodesMichael SaperGregory A SchmaleMatthew SchmitzKevin SheaRachel S SilversteinStephen StorerPhilip L WilsonPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2023)
To preserve physiological "normal" meniscus, a repair may be indicated in >50% of patients <14 years of age but occurred in <50% of those >14 years. Additional resection beyond the physiological rim may be needed in 15% of younger patients and 30% of those aged >14 years.