Frank R Noyes an orthopedic surgeon and Chairman and CEO of the Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopedic Center presented eight lectures including Instructional Courses on surgical techniques and treatment of knee disorders at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in New Orleans in March 2010.
One of the clinical studies Dr Noyes presented was the longest clinical follow-up to date on the ability to successfully repair knee meniscus cartilage tears using an arthroscopic technique with fine sutures placed to repair complex meniscus tears with limited blood supply. These meniscus tears are frequently not repaired and the meniscus removed. However with this technique the meniscus function can be saved in the majority of patients. These tears are a result of trauma and frequently with anterior cruciate knee tears in younger patients and not the degenerative type tears that occur with advancing age. Lost of a knee meniscus results in arthritis in the majority of patients 7-15 years after their removal. Patients travel from throughout the United States to have Dr Noyes repair damaged meniscus tissues often in conjunction with other knee ligament surgery to restore stability.
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