Weightbearing Versus Nonweightbearing After Meniscus Repair. (September 2015)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Weightbearing Versus Nonweightbearing After Meniscus Repair. (September 2015)
- Main Title:
- Weightbearing Versus Nonweightbearing After Meniscus Repair
- Authors:
- VanderHave, Kelly L.
Perkins, Crystal
Le, Michael - Abstract:
- Context: Optimal rehabilitation after meniscal repair remains controversial. Objective: To review the current literature on weightbearing status after meniscal repairs and to provide evidence-based recommendations for postoperative rehabilitation. Data Sources: MEDLINE (January 1, 1993 to July 1, 2014) and Embase (January 1, 1993 to July 1, 2014) were queried with use of the terms meniscus OR/AND repair AND rehabilitation . Study Selection: Included studies were those with levels of evidence 1 through 4, with minimum 2 years follow-up and in an English publication. Study Design: Systematic review. Level of Evidence: Level 4. Data Extraction: Demographics and clinical and radiographic outcomes of meniscus repair at a minimum of 2 years follow-up were extracted. Results: Successful clinical outcomes ranged from 70% to 94% with conservative rehabilitation. More recent studies using an accelerated rehabilitation protocol with full weightbearing and early range of motion reported 64% to 96% good results. Conclusion: Outcomes after both conservative (restricted weightbearing) protocols and accelerated rehabilitation (immediate weightbearing) yielded similar good to excellent results; however, lack of similar objective criteria and consistency among surgical techniques and existing studies makes direct comparison difficult.
- Is Part Of:
- Sports health. Volume 7:Number 5(2015:Sep./Oct.)
- Journal:
- Sports health
- Issue:
- Volume 7:Number 5(2015:Sep./Oct.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 7, Issue 5 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0007-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 399
- Page End:
- 402
- Publication Date:
- 2015-09
- Subjects:
- meniscus -- repair -- weightbearing -- rehabilitation
Sports medicine -- Periodicals
Athletic Injuries -- Periodicals
Physical Education and Training -- Periodicals
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena -- Periodicals
Médecine du sport -- Périodiques
617.1027 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.sagepub.com/home/sph ↗
http://sph.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://www.sagepublications.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/1941738115576898 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1941-7381
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