BACKGROUND: Chondral lesions of the knee are commonly found during arthroscopic partial meniscectomy. The literature advises against arthroscopic medial meniscectomy in the presence of advanced chondral derangement because of unfavorable outcome. Recent studies have shown an association between @entity28 and chondropathy in @entity1 with @entity937 . The aim of this study was to assess whether body mass index (BMI) correlates with the severity of @entity75 in @entity1 with isolated medial meniscus tears (i.e. without ligamentous or lateral @entity130 ). MATERIALS AND METHODS: 837 knee arthroscopies were performed in a regional referral center of arthroscopic surgery between January 2011 and December 2012. Of these 168 (109 males, 59 females) @entity1 with no @entity85 and no radiological signs of @entity571 who have had arthroscopic debridement for isolated torn medial meniscus were included in the study. The correlation between different demographic factors and the level of @entity16 reported at surgery was evaluated. The mean age of @entity1 was 50 years (range 13-82 years) and an average BMI was 28.2 kg/m(2) (range17.5-42.5 kg/m(2)). RESULTS: Overall, regression analysis showed both age and BMI to be linearly correlated to chondral score (r = 0.53, P < 0.04); however, there were no advanced @entity75 found in @entity1 younger than 40 years of age and all severe lesions were at age 50 years or more. Therefore, further analysis was performed for age subgroups: @entity1 were grouped as younger than 40, between the age of 40 and 50 (middle age) and older than 50 years. The BMI was linearly correlated to the severity of chondral score exclusively in the middle aged group (i.e. 40-50 years old). There was no correlation between activity level and @entity16 . @entity1 had worse @entity75 than @entity1 in all age groups. CONCLUSION: Higher BMI in middle aged @entity1 with isolated medial meniscus tears and unremarkable radiographs may predict more advanced @entity75 at arthroscopy.

Correlation between body mass index and XXXX in isolated medial meniscus tears.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Women', 'men'] @entity571 :: ('MESH:D010003', 'Disease') :: ['osteoarthritis'] @entity937 :: ('MESH:D012167', 'Disease') :: ['meniscal tears'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['chondral lesions'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['chondral damage'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['axial knee deformity'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['meniscal injury']
@entity75 :: (MESH:D001927,Disease) :: ['chondral lesions']
