Predictors of Early Success From Circumferential Compression STITCH Meniscal Repairs

The study is a retrospective, non-randomized, single-group assignment, open-label study of repairs of meniscal tears status post repair. The following clinical efficacy endpoints will be evaluated at greater than 12 months:

• Reoperation rate
• Validated patient-reported outcomes measures
• Contribution of the following retrospective covariates on failure and outcomes when available: Type of tear, Location of tear (lateral versus medial), Chronicity of symptoms, Nature of tear (degenerative versus traumatic), Length of tear, Patient age, Patient gender, Length of rehabilitation protocol, Performance of trephination, Inclusion of biologic enhancement, Meniscal repair alone versus meniscal repair combined with ACL reconstruction.

Inclusion criteria

• Able and willing to give consent by voluntarily providing written informed consent in accordance with governing Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) requirements, local regulations, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Authorization (or equivalent if locally applicable)
• In the opinion of the Investigator are able to comply with study-required follow-up

Exclusion criteria

• Post-operative interval <1year
• Concurrent bony fractures
• Post-operative reinjury (except the meniscus)
• Pre-operative arthritis grade 3 or higher on modified outerbridge
• Knee surgery prior to meniscus repair surgery
• Any kind of infection