Preoperative Predictors of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Outcomes: The APM Index Score

Authors

Natalie Lowenstein, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Yuchiao Chang, Massachusetts General Hospital
Hanna Mass, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Angela M. Mercurio, Harvard Medical School
Chierika Ukogu, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jeffrey N. Katz, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Elizabeth G. Matzkin, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Description

Problem Statement:

- Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) has been shown to be the most common meniscal surgical treatment in the United States

- Pre-op risk factors known to contribute to poor outcomes after APM:

• Symptom duration and radiographic OA at baseline

• Baseline knee functional score, location of meniscal tear, BMI, activity level, age, sex, and chondral damage on MRI

Project AIM:

To create an index score using easily available preoperative risk factors such as Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade, age, duration of symptoms, BMI, activity level, and preoperative outcome scores to predict the likelihood of favorable outcomes after APM.

Publication Date

2024

Keywords

knee arthroscopy, partial meniscectomy, patient reported outcomes, PROMs

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery

Comments

Presented at the 2024 AOA Research Symposium.

Recommended Citation

Lowenstein, Natalie; Chang, Yuchiao; Mass, Hanna; Mercurio, Angela M.; Ukogu, Chierika; Katz, Jeffrey N.; and Matzkin, Elizabeth G., "Preoperative Predictors of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Outcomes: The APM Index Score" (2024). Alpha Omega Alpha Research Symposium Posters. 4.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/aoa_research_symposium_posters/4