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KMID : 1144520180300040356
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Knee Surgery & Related Research
2018 Volume.30 No. 4 p.356 ~ p.363
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Arthroscopic Excision of Medial Knee Plica: A Meta-Analysis of Outcomes
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Gerrard Adam Daniel
Charalambous Charalambos P.
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Abstract
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Purpose: A meta-analysis was performed to assess the outcomes following surgical intervention for medial knee plica.
Materials and Methods: A literature search of Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL and Cochrane CENTRAL was performed using relevant key words. The primary outcome was patient-reported postoperative scores of “good” and “excellent”. Meta-analyses were performed using a random effects model.
Results: The literature search identified 731 articles. After removing duplicates and those not meeting the inclusion criteria, 12 articles reporting on a total of 643 knees were included for analysis, and of these, 7 articles including 235 knees were used for meta-analysis. The overall rate of good and excellent outcomes following surgery was estimated at 84.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 72.8?91.4). In those cases that had non-surgical therapy prior to surgery, the rate of good and excellent outcomes of surgery was estimated at 76.1% (95% CI, 60.1?87).
Conclusions: Arthroscopic surgical management of symptomatic medial knee plica results in favourable outcomes. Our results suggest that arthroscopic surgical excision should be considered as a treatment modality in patients with pathological medial plica disease of the knee either as a first-line treatment or when symptoms have not responded to non-surgical interventions.
Level of Evidence: IV
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KEYWORD
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Knee, Plica, Medial, Arthroscopy, Excision
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