Abstract
Purpose: To compare knee osteoarthritis (OA) incidence within 5 years of surgery between 5 common sports medicine procedures: isolated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, isolated meniscus repair (MR), isolated arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM), ACL reconstruction with MR (ACL + MR), and ACL reconstruction with APM (ACL + APM). Methods: The PearlDiver Mariner M157Ortho database was searched. Five cohorts were identified using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and included those 16 to 60 years old who underwent isolated ACL reconstruction, isolated MR, ACL + MR, isolated APM, or ACL + APM repair. Groups were matched by age, sex, and presence of diagnosis codes for obesity. The incidence of knee OA diagnosis within 5 years of the index procedure was determined for each group, and odds ratios (ORs) were calculated and compared against isolated ACL reconstruction. Results: Each group consisted of 7,672 patients (3,450 females, 4,222 males). A significantly greater proportion of the APM group was diagnosed with knee OA within 5 years of surgery compared to isolated ACL reconstruction (APM = 1,032/7,672 [13.5%] vs ACL = 745/7,672 [9.7%]; P ≤ .001; OR, 1.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31-1.60). Similarly, a greater proportion of the MR group was diagnosed with OA compared to isolated ACL reconstruction (MR = 826/7,672 [10.7%]; P = .030; OR, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.01-1.25). No differences in OA incidence were noted between the ACL + APM group when compared to isolated ACL reconstruction (P = .81). Patients undergoing ACL + MR demonstrated the lowest OA incidence with reduced odds when compared to isolated ACL reconstruction (ACL + MR = 575/7,672 [7.5%]; P < .001; OR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.67-0.84). Conclusions: In this analysis using CPT codes, APM was associated with the highest knee OA incidence, and ACL + MR was associated with the lowest OA incidence within 5 years of surgery. Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective cohort study.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 100903 |
| Journal | Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Apr 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: D.J. reports board membership with the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, Journal of Surgical Orthopedic Advances, Orthopedics Today, SLACK Incorporated, Southern Orthopedic Association, and Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review and has received research support from DJ Orthopaedics and Smith & Nephew Endoscopy. M.L.I. reports receiving a consulting fee/honorarium or payment for lectures from an UpToDate publication, the James E. Ireland Foundation, and Smith & Nephew speakers bureau. D.L. reports board membership with the American Journal of Sports Medicine and received payment for lectures from Smith & Nephew. A.S. reports board membership with the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Association of North American; is a consultant for Bioventus, Smith & Nephew, and Allosource; has provided expert testimony for Terumo; and has received research support from Flexion Therapeutics and Surgical Care Affiliates. C.J. reports board membership with the Video Journal of Sports Medicine and has received research support from Flexion Therapeutics and Smith & Nephew. All other authors (M.S., B.S., C.C.) declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| DJ Orthopaedics and Smith & Nephew Endoscopy | |
| Flexion Therapeutics and Smith & Nephew | |
| Flexion Therapeutics and Surgical Care Affiliates | |
| James E. Ireland Foundation |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health