Purpose
Knee meniscal injuries are common with theprevalence of degenerative meniscal changesin reported asymptomatic individuals rangingbetween 11.1% and 31.5% (1).
In autopsy studies theprevalence of horizontal cleavage lesions of the meniscihas been reported between 18.6% and 60% (2,3).
Whilecommon injuries,
little epidemiologic data have beenreported.
Meniscal tears are commonly associated with athleticinjuries.6,7Athletes with greater mean heights andweights are noted to have significantly greater incidenceof knee joint injuries (4).
Height and weight havealso been correlated with degenerative meniscal magneticresonance imaging (MRI) findings.9Degenerativemeniscal changes are thought to predispose...
Methods and Materials
48 patients who underwent knee MRI for various reasons and meniscopathy was detected and 42 control patients included to this study.
All patients age were ranged 45-65.
Patients who had a trauma and/or underwent surgery on knee were excluded to study.
Patient body mass index (BMI) was calculated as kg/m².
Results
Of the 48 meniscopathy patients 23 (%47.9) were male and 25 (%52.1) were female,
the mean age was 54±7.2 years.
Of the 42 control patients 20 (%47.6) were male and 22 (%52.4) were female,
the mean age was 52±6.8 years.
There was no statistically significant relationship between patient and control group cases in terms of age and gender (p>0.05).
The mean BMI was 24.5±1.9 in control group and 28,3±2.2 in patient group which is statistically significant (p<0.05).
There is also a positive correlation was present...
Conclusion
Significant associations were demonstrated between increasing BMI and meniscal degeneration.
Although meniscopathy tends to be bilaterally,
medial meniscuses are more affected in obese patients.
Identification of possible risk factors for obesity and informing patients about them are important for prevention of meniscopathy.
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LaPrade RF,
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The prevalence ofabnormal magnetic resonance imaging findings in asymptomatic knees.Am J Sports Med 1994;22:739–45.
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Lesions of the menisci: autopsy incidence in adults younger thanfifty-five years old.
J Bone Joint...
Personal Information
Mehmet Fatih İNCİ,
MD,
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University,
School of Medicine,
Department of Radiology,
Kahramanmaraş / TURKEY
Fuat ÖZKAN,
MD,
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University,
School of Medicine,
Department of Radiology,
Kahramanmaraş / TURKEY
Betül BAKAN,MD,
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University,
School of Medicine,
Department ofPhysical Therapy and Rehabilitation,
Kahramanmaraş / TURKEY
Ökkeş BİLAL,MD,
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University,
School of Medicine,
Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology,
Kahramanmaraş / TURKEY