title: Epidemiology of meniscal injury associated with ACL tears in young athletes.
abstract: The epidemiologic characteristics of concomitant meniscal tears that occur at the time of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury have been variably reported. The purpose of this study was to assess the epidemiology of meniscal tears that occur in the ACL-injured knee of a young, athletic population at a single institution. We were unable to find a difference in meniscal tear incidence based on sex, mechanism of injury, sport, or time to surgery. In addition, we found that the cumulative incidence of isolated medial meniscal tears was significantly higher than the cumulative incidence of isolated lateral meniscal tears. Our prospective study design and ability to identify and follow all patients in our study population make this a unique study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20012, USA. kelly.kilcoyne@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Kelly G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Kilcoyne
authors.forename: Jonathan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Dickens
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haniuk
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Brett D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Owens
mesh_terms: D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries; D055815:Young Adult