Knee meniscus injury in children: meniscectomy or meniscus suturing (literature review)


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Introduction. Sports popularization as well as better diagnostic options contribute to the relevance of the problem of knee meniscus injuries in children. Current trends in the management of meniscus injuries in Russia are between the choice – meniscectomy or meniscus suturing. There is a global tendency to reduce the number of performed meniscectomies because there has been proven correlation between this surgical intervention and osteoarthritis development.
Material and methods. In the present review, the authors analyze outcomes after surgical treatment of knee meniscus injuries, which is still a controversial issue. They have selected sources published in PubMed, EMBASE, CyberLeninka, RSCI databases till September 15, 2022 (most of the articles published in 2017–2022). Keywords for the search were: meniscus suture, meniscectomy, children, osteoarthritis.
Conclusion. Meniscus suturing is a more complicated procedure for both surgeons and patients, but it leads to better long-term clinical and radiological outcomes.

About the authors

R. A. Keshishyan

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia; Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education; Federal Scientific and Clinical Center for Children and Adolescents, FMBA

Author for correspondence.
Email: razmik_k@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3686-3708

Razmik А. Keshishyan, MD, PhD, DSc, professor, department of disaster medicine

117198, Moscow
127473, Moscow
115409, Moscow

Russian Federation

A. V. Skavysh

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2743-9019

119991, Moscow

Russian Federation

P. I. Manzhos

Morozovskaya Children's City Clinical Hospital of the Department of Health of the City of Moscow

Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1179-921X

119049, Moscow

Russian Federation

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