Comparison of Clinical and Semiquantitative Cartilage Grading Systems in Predicting Outcomes After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy

摘要

OBJECTIVE. Cartilage loss on preoperative knee MRI is a predictor of poor outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy. The purpose of this study was to compare the ability to predict outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy with a clinically used modified Outerbridge system versus a semiquantitative MRI Osteoarthritis Knee Score system for grading cartilage loss.