Timing of postoperative weightbearing in the treatment of traumatic chondral injuries of the knee in athletes -
Articular cartilage
Athletes
Injury
Knee
Surgery
Weightbearing
Journal
Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology
ISSN: 2214-6873
Titre abrégé: Asia Pac J Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Technol
Pays: Singapore
ID NLM: 101648546
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Historique:
received:
31
08
2021
revised:
01
01
2022
accepted:
09
01
2022
entrez:
14
2
2022
pubmed:
15
2
2022
medline:
15
2
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Surgery aims to stimulate healing and enable a safe return to sport in athletes with symptomatic cartilage lesions of the knee. Timing of postoperative weightbearing is crucial, balancing a stimulation of the healing and avoiding reinjury.To explore current concepts of timing to partial and full weightbearing and rate of return to sport in athletes after articular cartilage surgery of the knee.Systematic Review of studies with level of evidence I-III. Four databases (Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus and Embase) were searched using a predetermined keyword strategy. Two independent reviewers screened results according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Modified Coleman Methodology Score (mCMS) was used for the quality assessment. 5294 records were found. Data from ten studies was extracted after duplicate removal, title and abstract screening and full-text evaluation. Eight of the ten studies included a detailed rehabilitation protocol, including 336 out of a total athletic population of 401. 62% began partial weightbearing (PWB) 1-2 weeks postoperatively, while 38% began within 3-4 weeks. The studies that had a later PWB all returned to full weightbearing (FWB) within 6-8 weeks. One study with early PWB returned to early FWB, while the other two returned 10-12 weeks postoperatively. "Return to Sport" (RTS) was the most common reported outcome measure, with most studies reporting RTS at 80% or higher. There is no clear evidence that the timing of weightbearing (WB) affects the outcome and return to sport in athletes after surgery for focal full-thickness cartilage lesions of the knee. On the other hand, there seems to be no adverse effects in adopting an early WB strategy, currently defined differently by different authors. Further studies directly comparing the timing of WB for specific surgical procedures in athletes and with relevant control groups is recommended. There is a need for a consensus in regard to more exactly defining "early" vs "late" weightbearing in relation to a universal and precisely defined state of healing.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Surgery aims to stimulate healing and enable a safe return to sport in athletes with symptomatic cartilage lesions of the knee. Timing of postoperative weightbearing is crucial, balancing a stimulation of the healing and avoiding reinjury.To explore current concepts of timing to partial and full weightbearing and rate of return to sport in athletes after articular cartilage surgery of the knee.Systematic Review of studies with level of evidence I-III.
METHODS
METHODS
Four databases (Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus and Embase) were searched using a predetermined keyword strategy. Two independent reviewers screened results according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Modified Coleman Methodology Score (mCMS) was used for the quality assessment.
RESULTS
RESULTS
5294 records were found. Data from ten studies was extracted after duplicate removal, title and abstract screening and full-text evaluation. Eight of the ten studies included a detailed rehabilitation protocol, including 336 out of a total athletic population of 401. 62% began partial weightbearing (PWB) 1-2 weeks postoperatively, while 38% began within 3-4 weeks. The studies that had a later PWB all returned to full weightbearing (FWB) within 6-8 weeks. One study with early PWB returned to early FWB, while the other two returned 10-12 weeks postoperatively. "Return to Sport" (RTS) was the most common reported outcome measure, with most studies reporting RTS at 80% or higher.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
There is no clear evidence that the timing of weightbearing (WB) affects the outcome and return to sport in athletes after surgery for focal full-thickness cartilage lesions of the knee. On the other hand, there seems to be no adverse effects in adopting an early WB strategy, currently defined differently by different authors. Further studies directly comparing the timing of WB for specific surgical procedures in athletes and with relevant control groups is recommended. There is a need for a consensus in regard to more exactly defining "early" vs "late" weightbearing in relation to a universal and precisely defined state of healing.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35155127
doi: 10.1016/j.asmart.2022.01.001
pii: S2214-6873(22)00001-2
pmc: PMC8803964
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1-8Informations de copyright
© 2022 Asia Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Society. Published by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None.
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