Abstract

Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence and location of meniscal tears in relation to complete vs partial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Methods: This comparative observational study was carried out in the department of Orthopedics. With a follow-up period ranging from three months to two years after knee injury, we gathered magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from one hundred patients, each of whom had been diagnosed with a combined anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscal damage. Results: There were 23 knees with a medial meniscal tear, 21 knees with a lateral meniscal tear, and 6 knees with bilateral meniscal tears in the group of 50 knees that had a partial anterior cruciate ligament damage. In the case of full anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) damage, which affected fifty knees, the medial meniscal tear was discovered in thirty knees, the lateral meniscal tear was only identified in fifteen knees, and the bilateral meniscal tears, which included both the medial and lateral meniscal tears, were found in five knees.

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