title: Failure of meniscal repair association with late anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Meniscus injury is associated with ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury. It would be ideal to repair all meniscus tears but failure rate is high.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our objective was to assess the success of meniscus repair.
  
  
  METHODS
  All consecutive patients between Jan 2009 to Dec 2013 were retrospectively analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  85 meniscus repairs were performed: 64 patients presented after 3 months (Group 1) and 21 patients had meniscus repair within 2 weeks. The failure rate group 1 was 23%-4.8% group 2 at a mean follow up of 11 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early meniscal repair had a higher success rate. Level III evidence.
authors.affiliation: Royal Derby Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Saravana Vail
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Karuppiah
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3NE, UK.
authors.forename: Haroon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Majeed
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3NE, UK.
authors.forename: Kohilavani
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sigamoney
authors.affiliation: Royal Derby Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geutjens
keywords: ACL reconstruction; Failed repair; Meniscal repair