作者
Kyle R Sochacki, Kunal Varshneya, Jacob G Calcei, Marc R Safran, Geoffrey D Abrams, Joseph Donahue, Seth L Sherman
发表日期
2020/8
期刊
The American Journal of Sports Medicine
卷号
48
期号
10
页码范围
2353-2359
出版商
SAGE Publications
简介
Background
Meniscal repair leads to improved patient outcomes compared with meniscectomy in small case series.
Purpose
To compare the reoperation rates, 30-day complication rates, and cost differences between meniscectomy and meniscal repair in a large insurance database.
Study Design
Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.
Methods
A national insurance database was queried for patients who underwent meniscectomy (Current Procedural Terminology CPT code 29880 or 29881) or meniscal repair (CPT code 29882 or 29883) in the outpatient setting and who had a minimum 2-year follow-up. Patients without confirmed laterality and patients who underwent concomitant ligament reconstruction were excluded. Reoperation was defined by ipsilateral knee procedure after the index surgery. The 30-day postoperative complication rates were assessed using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th …
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