Rehabilitation after Repair of Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears: A Systematic Review of the Literatureopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Jin Seong; Lee, Min Ki; Choi, Moon Young; Kong, Doo Hwan; Ha, Jeong Ku; Kim, Jin Goo; Chung, Kyu Sung
- Issue Date
- Oct-2023
- Publisher
- KOREAN ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOC
- Keywords
- Medial meniscus; Rehabilitation; Systematic review; Tibial meniscus tear
- Citation
- CLINICS IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, v.15, no.5, pp.740 - 751
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- CLINICS IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
- Volume
- 15
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 740
- End Page
- 751
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/192139
- DOI
- 10.4055/cios21231
- ISSN
- 2005-291x
- Abstract
- Background: There is no consensus established on postoperative rehabilitation after medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMPRT) repair, including when and how physicians can apply range of motion (ROM) exercise, weight-bearing (WB), brace use, and return to sports (RTS). The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature on postoperative rehabilitation characteristics of MMPRT repair regarding ROM, WB, brace use, and RTS. Methods: A literature search was performed using the Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Embase databases. The inclusion criteria were English language, human clinical studies, and studies describing rehabilitation protocols after MMPRT repair such as ROM, WB, brace use, and RTS. Abstracts, case reports, cohort studies, controlled laboratory studies, human cadaveric or animal studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses were excluded. Results: Thirteen studies were included. Of the 12 ROM studies, ROM was started immediately within 1 or 2 days after operation in 6 studies and after 2 to 3 weeks of knee immobilization in the rest. Of the 13 WB studies, partial weight-bearing was initiated 1 to 4 weeks after operation in 8 studies and 6 weeks in the rest. Of the 9 brace studies, patients were immobilized by a splint for 2 weeks in 3 studies, and in the rest, a brace with full extension was applied for 3 to 6 weeks after several days of splint application. Of the 7 RTS studies, RTS was allowed at 6 months in 6 studies and 5 to 7 months in 1 study. Conclusions: This systematic review revealed conservative rehabilitation protocols were more widely adapted as ROM and WB were restricted at certain degrees during postoperative periods in most protocols analyzed. However, it is impossible to identify a consensus on rehabilitation protocols as the protocols analyzed in this review were distinct each other and heterogeneous. In the future, a well-designed comparative study among different rehabilitation protocols is essential to establish a consensus.
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