ORS Meniscus Publication List 

This list was included in the December Semi-Circular Meniscus Newsletter, featuring the section membership community.

  1. Graden N, Ina J, Cabarcas B, Tagliero AJ, Krych A. Medial meniscus root tears: mechanics, management, and techniques. Ann Jt. 2025 Oct 27;10:40. doi: 10.21037/aoj-25-30. PMID: 41221340; PMCID: PMC12598429.
  2. Bachmaier S, Krych AJ, Seil R, Smith PA, Bedi A, Woiczinski M, Wijdicks CA. Primary Fixation of Single Stitch All-Inside and Inside-Out Meniscal Devices for Repairing Vertical Longitudinal Meniscal Tears: A Human Microscopic Imaging and Biomechanical Study. Orthop J Sports Med. 2025 Oct 8;13(10):23259671251371295. doi: 10.1177/23259671251371295. PMID: 41079761; PMCID: PMC12511723.
  3. Krych AJ, Tagliero AJ. Editorial Commentary: Targeting Meniscal Extrusion Is the Key to Saving the Meniscus and Preserving Articular Cartilage. Arthroscopy. 2025 Sep 13:S0749-8063(25)00613-9. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2025.09.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40953685.
  4. Lu Y, Kang L, Mavrommatis S, Hevesi M, Okoroha KR, Saris DBF, Krych AJ, Camp CL, Tagliero AJ. Establishing Clinically Distinct Patient Treatment Subgroups Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Machine Learning Clustering Analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Sep;53(11):2542-2552. doi: 10.1177/03635465251360240. Epub 2025 Aug 15. PMID: 40815848.
  5. Chahla J, Garcia JR, Tollefson L, Dzidzishvili L, Allende F, Gerhold C, Krych AJ, LaPrade RF; Meniscus Root International Expert Group. International Delphi Consensus on Medial Meniscal Root Tears Shows High Agreement on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Rehabilitation but Lack of Agreement on Treatment of Asymptomatic Tears. Arthroscopy. 2025 Nov;41(11):4683-4698. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2025.06.028. Epub 2025 Jul 3. PMID: 40614908.
  6. Ohlsen SM, Pirkle SB, Yang J, Gee AO. Do ChatGPT and Gemini Provide Appropriate Recommendations for Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Isolated Meniscal Injuries? Cureus. 2025 Oct 10;17(10):e94315. doi: 10.7759/cureus.94315. PMID: 41220446; PMCID: PMC12598111.
  7. Schwer J, Gross M, Ahrens M, de Roy L, Mayer B, Ignatius A, Seitz AM, Teixeira GQ. Degeneration affects the structure-function relationship of the human meniscus. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2025 Dec;33(12):1430-1442. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2025.09.005. Epub 2025 Sep 11. PMID: 40945599.
  8. Seidenstuecker M, de Roy L, Weiske MF, Piquet O, Teixeira GQ, Mayr HO, Riedel B, Seitz AM. Influence of in vitro test conditions on the Biomechanical properties of degenerated human lateral menisci. J Orthop Surg Res. 2025 Aug 6;20(1):733. doi: 10.1186/s13018-025-06151-x. PMID: 40770642; PMCID: PMC12326754.
  9. Karamchedu PN, Breker AN, Costa MQ, Badger GJ, Fadale PD, Hulstyn MJ, Shalvoy RM, Gil HC, Schmidt TA, Fleming BC. Even minor concomitant meniscus injuries are associated with posttraumatic osteoarthritis 15 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Exp Orthop. 2025 Sep 27;12(4):e70440. doi: 10.1002/jeo2.70440. PMID: 41018950; PMCID: PMC12475931.
  10. Steineman BD, Chastain KL, Letendre SC, Leadem J, Colone K, Montes de Oca M, Pender L, Lang M, Leatherman ER, Argentieri E, Wach A, Koff MF, Rodeo SA, Lerner AL, Maher SA. In Pursuit of Quantifying Patient Knee Contact Mechanics: Finite Element Model Validation of Cadaveric Knees in Axially Loaded MRI Scans. J Orthop Res. 2025 Jun;43(6):1132-1143. doi: 10.1002/jor.26077. Epub 2025 Mar 24. PMID: 40128589; PMCID: PMC12068977.
  11. Khodabandeloo S, Ramsdell JC, Beynnon BD, Krug MI, Geeslin M, Failla MJ, Choquette RH, DeSarno MJ, Fiorentino NM. Articular Cartilage Arthrokinematics and Compositional Measurements With qMRI 1 to 2 Years After ACL Reconstruction With Meniscal Surgery. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Sep;53(11):2553-2561. doi: 10.1177/03635465251360794. Epub 2025 Aug 15. PMID: 40815853.
  12. Irwin RM, Brown M, Koff MF, Lee CH, Lemmon E, Jeong HJ, Simmonds SP, Robinson JL, Seitz AM, Tanska P, Trujillo RJ, Patel JM, Jayasuriya CT, Pacicca D. Generating New Meniscus Therapies via Recent Breakthroughs in Development, Model Systems, and Clinical Diagnostics. J Orthop Res. 2025 Jun;43(6):1073-1089. doi: 10.1002/jor.26066. Epub 2025 Mar 11. PMID: 40068999.
  13. MARS Group;; Fox JA, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Pennings JS, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Amendola AN, Annunziata CC, Arciero RA, Bach BR Jr, Baker CL 3rd, Bartolozzi AR, Baumgarten KM, Berg JH, Bernas GA, Brockmeier SF, Brophy RH, Bush-Joseph CA, Brad Butler V J, Carey JL, Carpenter JE, Cole BJ, Cooper JM, Cox CL, Creighton RA, David TS, Flanigan DC, Frederick RW, Ganley TJ, Gatt CJ Jr, Gecha SR, Giffin JR, Hame SL, Hannafin JA, Harner CD, Harris NL Jr, Hechtman KS, Hershman EB, Hoellrich RG, Johnson DC, Johnson TS, Jones MH, Kaeding CC, Kamath GV, Klootwyk TE, Levy BA, Ma CB, Maiers GP 2nd, Marx RG, Matava MJ, Mathien GM, McAllister DR, McCarty EC, McCormack RG, Miller BS, Nissen CW, O’Neill DF, Owens BD, Parker RD, Purnell ML, Ramappa AJ, Rauh MA, Rettig AC, Sekiya JK, Shea KG, Sherman OH, Slauterbeck JR, Smith MV, Spang JT, Svoboda CRSJ, Taft TN, Tenuta JJ, Tingstad EM, Vidal AF, Viskontas DG, White RA, Williams JS Jr, Wolcott ML, Wolf BR, York JJ, Wright RW. Meniscal Repair in the Setting of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: 6-Year Follow-up Results From the MARS Cohort. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Dec;53(14):3435-3445. doi: 10.1177/03635465251387333. Epub 2025 Nov 11. PMID: 41220248; PMCID: PMC12657664.
  14. Ely EV, Lenz KL, Paradi SG, Ack S, Behrmann A, Dunivan S, Braxton L, Liedtke W, Chen Y, Collins KH, Guilak F. Chondrocyte-specific knockout of Piezo1 and Piezo2 protects against post-traumatic osteoarthritis structural damage and pain in mice. Arthritis Res Ther. 2025 Jul 19;27(1):152. doi: 10.1186/s13075-025-03620-w. PMID: 40684207; PMCID: PMC12275339.
  15. Al-Adlaan AA, Cook B, Hussein NJ, Jaber FA, Kronk T, Ernesto Solorzano Z, Frangiamore S, Ball HC, Safadi FF. The Anti-Inflammatory Role of GPNMB in Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Sep 27:2025.06.06.658389. doi: 10.1101/2025.06.06.658389. PMID: 41040155; PMCID: PMC12485709.
  16. Russo A, Costa GG, Zocco G, Cutaia R, Di Naro C, Moncada F, Lo Giudice E, Pegreffi F, Francavilla VC. The impact of meniscal tears on anterior tibial translation and rotatory instability in anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knees: Retrospective analysis of 306 cases. J Orthop Sci. 2025 Nov 13:S0949-2658(25)00293-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2025.10.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41233283.
  17. Seki R, Nakamura T, Ozeki N, Nakagawa Y, Katakura M, Hoshino T, Amemiya M, Yoshihara A, Koga H. Additional lateral meniscus centralization reduces residual anterolateral rotatory instability after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and lateral meniscus repair. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2025 Dec 1. doi: 10.1002/ksa.70200. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41324432.
  18. Tollefson LV, Kajabi AW, Hedayati E, Knutsen K, Takahashi T, Ellermann J, LaPrade RF. Medial Meniscal Extrusion Increased on 6-Month Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Despite Successful Posterior Root Repair With or Without a Centralization Suture: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Oct;53(12):2808-2816. doi: 10.1177/03635465251366443. Epub 2025 Sep 3. PMID: 40901697.
  19. Tjandra PM, Andoko BA, Kim JA, Brockert JG, Gomez AG, Sar S, Aepala MR, Pham TTK, Dumlao D, Welhaven HD, Collins KH. Complement factor D (adipsin) mediates pressure-pain hypersensitivity post destabilization of medial meniscus injury. Arthritis Res Ther. 2025 Nov 26;27(1):221. doi: 10.1186/s13075-025-03678-6. PMID: 41299720; PMCID: PMC12659361.
  20. Guermazi A, Roemer FW, Ashbeck EL, Lynch J, Kwoh CK, Jarraya M. MRI versus radiography as eligibility screening tool for knee osteoarthritis clinical trials: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2025 Oct;74:152818. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152818. Epub 2025 Aug 28. PMID: 40913839; PMCID: PMC12478175.
  21. Dhakal A, Jung S, Bae B, Arjun AM, Robinson S, Baek Y, Riffe WT, Tiernan EM, Gunaga S, Verma P, Phister MR, Stone M, Stone KH, Morris A, Swami NS, Hopkins PE, Venkatesh A, Lee K, Giri G. Fabrication of Piezoelectric Polymer and Metal-Organic Framework Composite Thin Films Using Solution Shearing. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2025 Aug 6;17(31):44899-44909. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5c07907. Epub 2025 Jul 23. PMID: 40696508; PMCID: PMC12332846.
  22. Griffith JL, Valdes-Hernandez PA, Yeater TD, Priester SH, Febo M, Cruz-Almeida Y, Allen KD. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis in aged rodents is associated with brain changes that correlate with joint remodeling. J Pain. 2025 Nov 22:105594. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105594. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41285301.
  23. Cruz CJ, Patterson FM, Gaire J, Gonzalez J, Griffith JL, Philistin A, Allen KD. Comorbid hypertension and osteoarthritis exacerbates joint remodeling and gait compensations in female rats with milder effects observed in males. Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2025 Jul 16;7(3):100649. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100649. PMID: 40735537; PMCID: PMC12305719.
  24. Kim J, Boys AJ, Babmatee R, Estroff LA, Bonassar LJ. Recapitulating Native-Like Strain Distributions in a Tissue-Engineered Enthesis by Creating Structural, Biochemical, and Mineral Gradients. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2025 Dec;113(12):e38018. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.38018. PMID: 41277704.
  25. Fortin AG, Naguib N, Secor EJ, Reesink HL, Wiesner UB, Bonassar LJ. Multiscale characterization of ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell silica nanoparticles in cartilage and synovial joints reveals rapid cartilage penetration and sustained joint residence. Acta Biomater. 2025 Jun 15;200:313-325. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2025.05.031. Epub 2025 May 9. PMID: 40349899; PMCID: PMC12539274.
  26. Wang C, Fan M, Heo SC, Adams SM, Li T, Liu Y, Li Q, Loebel C, Burdick JA, Lu XL, Birk DE, Alisafaei F, Mauck RL, Han L. Structure, Mechanics, and Mechanobiology of Fibrocartilage Pericellular Matrix Mediated by Type V Collagen. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025 Aug;12(32):e14750. doi: 10.1002/advs.202414750. Epub 2025 May 23. PMID: 40407177; PMCID: PMC12407281.
  27. Liang Q, Gui T, Luo L, Popov AV, Isuri RK, He Q, Dai Y, Ortved K, Tsourkas A, Qin L, Cheng Z. Varespladib-Based Lipid Nanoparticles as Highly Efficient Anti-Inflammatory Agents for Osteoarthritis Treatment. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2025 Nov 12;17(45):61843-61854. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5c17533. Epub 2025 Oct 28. PMID: 41148155.
  28. Yang W, Meng X, Li J, Cao H, Li L, Huang C, Wang Y, Chang W, Grad S, Li Z, Qin L, Wang X. Phytomolecule Epimedin C Mitigates Cartilage Extracellular Matrix Degradation and Osteoarthritis Progression in Rats. Adv Biol (Weinh). 2025 Aug;9(8):e2400685. doi: 10.1002/adbi.202400685. Epub 2025 Apr 8. PMID: 40197728.
  29. Delvaux M, Chevrier A, Sim S, Quenneville É, Hurtig MB, De Crescenzo G, Lavertu M. Chitosan/Platelet-Rich Plasma Implants in an Ovine Arthroscopic Model of Meniscus Repair. J Orthop Res. 2025 Oct;43(10):1875-1886. doi: 10.1002/jor.70014. Epub 2025 Jul 2. PMID: 40605350; PMCID: PMC12422171.
  30. Hada S, Kaneko H, Aoki T, Nojiri S, Englund M, Ishijima M. Medial plica is associated with progression of medial meniscus extrusion in middle-aged persons with Kellgren-Lawrence grade 0: data from the osteoarthritis initiative. J Orthop Surg Res. 2025 Nov 24;20(1):1030. doi: 10.1186/s13018-025-06472-x. PMID: 41286955; PMCID: PMC12642379.
  31. Hashiguchi N, Ishikawa M, Nakata K, Nekomoto A, Nakamae A, Adachi N. The Association Between Medial Meniscus Extrusion and Lesion Location of Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Medial Femoral Condyle. J Pediatr Orthop. 2025 Dec 1. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000003185. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41324235.
  32. Zhang Y, Gurbuz K, Opperman L, Spang JT, Fisher MB. Physeal-sparing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction provides better initial joint biomechanics than complete transphyseal reconstruction in an early adolescent porcine model. J Exp Orthop. 2025 Oct 6;12(4):e70289. doi: 10.1002/jeo2.70289. PMID: 41059346; PMCID: PMC12498133.
  33. Gurbuz K, Zhang Y, Opperman L, Spang JT, Fisher MB. Physeal-sparing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in an early adolescent porcine model provides better anterior stability but similar tissue function compared to a juvenile porcine model. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2025 Dec;130:106667. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2025.106667. Epub 2025 Sep 4. PMID: 40957368.
  34. Bonelli HM, Klessel SE, Barbella C, Smith KWY, Gottardi R. Decellularized Meniscus (MEND) as a biomaterial that supports stem cell invasion and chondrogenesis. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Oct 17:2025.10.16.682874. doi: 10.1101/2025.10.16.682874. PMID: 41278763; PMCID: PMC12632900.
  35. Locke RC, Miller LM, Lemmon EA, Assi SS, Jones DL, Bonnevie ED, Burdick JA, Heo SJ, Mauck RL. Rapid restoration of cell phenotype and matrix forming capacity following transient nuclear softening. Acta Biomater. 2025 Dec;208:336-349. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2025.10.007. Epub 2025 Oct 8. PMID: 41072595.
  36. Varady NH, Rodeo SA. Biological impact of meniscus injury on post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Connect Tissue Res. 2025 Sep;66(5):387-392. doi: 10.1080/03008207.2025.2487916. Epub 2025 Apr 14. PMID: 40223751.
  37. Dey Hazra ME, Dey Hazra RO, Kruse A, Bradshaw A, Hollenbeck J, Millett PJ, Vidal A, Tashman S, Watkins LE. Physiologic Medial Meniscal Extrusion With Loading and Flexion Detected by Ultrasound. Orthop J Sports Med. 2025 Nov 17;13(11):23259671251391777. doi: 10.1177/23259671251391777. PMID: 41262375; PMCID: PMC12623618.
  38. Lee DG, Nam Y, Joo J, Lee SH, Jung J, Heo SC, Kim D. Genetic liability to meniscus degeneration and its comorbidity patterns: a phenome-wide association study in the UK Biobank. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Sep 25:2025.09.23.25336468. doi: 10.1101/2025.09.23.25336468. PMID: 41040737; PMCID: PMC12486030.
  39. Raut RD, Chakraborty AK, Neogi T, Albro M, Snyder B, Schaer TP, Zhang C, Grinstaff MW, Bais MV. A multi-tissue human knee single-cell atlas identifies that osteoarthritis reduces regenerative tissue stem cells while increasing inflammatory pain macrophages. Commun Biol. 2025 Aug 2;8(1):1146. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-08586-8. PMID: 40753276; PMCID: PMC12317986.
  40. Benfield KJ, Fors KJ, Black TC, Brandes GA, Macaw KM, Bowman V, Keller-Peck C, Lujan TJ. Anisotropic wear behavior of meniscus: Influence of cross-shear and loading magnitude. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2026 Jan;173:107212. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2025.107212. Epub 2025 Sep 23. PMID: 41061428.
  41. Otsuki Y, Matsushita T, Mori A, Miyaji N, Yamamoto T, Kataoka K, Sano S, Nagata N, Nishida K, Nagai K, Kanzaki N, Hoshino Y, Matsumoto T, Kuroda R. Temsirolimus, a water-soluble mTOR inhibitor, alleviates osteoarthritic changes in human chondrocytes and mouse osteoarthritis models. Connect Tissue Res. 2025 Nov;66(6):534-548. doi: 10.1080/03008207.2025.2521404. Epub 2025 Jun 29. PMID: 40583471.
  42. Afanador CAS, Urcun S, Sbalzarini IF, Bordas SPA, Barrera O, Rajabi MM, Seil R, Obeidat A. Mechanics of knee meniscus results from precise balance between material microstructure and synovial fluid viscosity. PLoS One. 2025 Sep 11;20(9):e0304440. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304440. PMID: 40934222; PMCID: PMC12425204.
  43. Guo B, Kanamoto T, Aihara M, Yamakawa S, Yokoyama T, Ebina K, Tanaka H, Nakata K. Degenerated meniscus alters knee osteoarthritis-related gene expression in articular chondrocytes through paracrine mechanisms : Category. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 27. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-29650-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41309936.