In a study of patients with no or mild osteoarthritis who underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, investigators found no clinically meaningful differences in patient satisfaction or clinical outcomes between patients who had traumatic vs. degenerative tears.

Researchers compared the postoperative outcomes at 5 years for patients who underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy with no or mild OA for degenerative tears (115 patients) and those with traumatic tears (143 patients). The five-point Likert scale was used to measure patient satisfaction. The KOOS and WOMAC were used to measure functional outcomes. Factors correlated with patient-reported satisfaction at 5 years postoperatively were determined with univariate and multivariate regression analyses.