Abstract
Purpose
Meniscal scaffold implants have gained interest as a therapeutic alternative for irreparable partial meniscal defects and post-meniscectomy
syndrome. However, the effect of laterality on outcomes is unclear. This study aims to assess the hypothesis that lateral meniscal scaffold implants have worse clinical
or survival outcomes compared with medial scaffold implants.
Methods
The study was performed according to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)
guidelines and registered with PROSPERO. Three databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus)
were searched from date of database establishment to 21 January 2022. Human studies
reporting clinical or survival outcome data specific to the medial or lateral meniscal scaffold implant were included. Random-effects
model was used to analyse survival outcome data.
Results
Ten studies comprising 568 patients (mean age 29.2–40 years, follow up duration 1–14 years)
were included. There were 483 medial and 85 lateral meniscal scaffold implants. Amongst
two studies directly comparing the survival rate of medial and lateral meniscal scaffolds,
there was no significant difference in survival rates between medial and lateral meniscus
scaffolds (hazard ratio = 1.24, 95 % confidence interval: 0.51–3.03, P = 0.63). There
were no consistent statistically significant differences between medial and lateral
meniscal scaffolds in terms of postoperative Visual Analog Scale pain, Tegner Activity, Lysholm, International Knee Documentation Committee, Knee Injury
and Osteoarthritis Outcome, and Knee Society Scores.
Conclusion
Despite anatomical and biomechanical differences between the medial and lateral meniscus,
there are no significant differences in clinical outcomes or survival rates between
medial and lateral meniscal scaffold implants for irreparable partial meniscal defects
at short- or mid-term follow up. Lateral meniscal scaffold implants are therefore
non-inferior to medial meniscal scaffold implants.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: December 10, 2022
Accepted:
November 17,
2022
Received in revised form:
October 8,
2022
Received:
June 26,
2022
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