Skip to main content

Table 4 Subsequent meniscus surgery based on surgeon volume and meniscus procedure type

From: Surgeon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction volume and rates of concomitant meniscus repair

 

Total Cohort (N = 3911)

ACL with meniscus repair* (N= 835)

ACL with meniscectomy* (N = 899)

p-value*

Subsequent Meniscus, N (%)

149 (3.8)

58 (6.9)

34 (3.8)

0.003

High-Volume Surgeons

Total Cohort (N = 2004)

ACL with meniscus repair* (N= 641)

ACL with meniscectomy* (N = 372)

p-value*

Subsequent Meniscus, N (%)

86 (4.3)

45 (7.0)

16 (4.3)

0.079

Low-Volume Surgeons

Total Cohort (N = 1907)

ACL with meniscus repair* (N= 194)

ACL with meniscectomy* (N = 527)

p-value*

Subsequent Surgery, N (%)

63 (3.3)

13 (6.7)

18 (3.4)

0.047

  1. Reported as N with percentages
  2. ACL Anterior cruciate ligament
  3. *Chi-square test performed. p-values assessing meniscus repair versus meniscectomy groups. Significance set as p < 0.05 (bold)