Eficacia terapéutica entre la sutura meniscal y la meniscectomía parcial en pacientes con diagnóstico de síndrome meniscal atendidos en el Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil IESS Ceibos en el periodo 2017 - 2018.

Abstract

Introduction: Since the knee joint is one of the most important structures in the stability of the locomotion system, it is also one of the structures that suffers the most injuries. The advance of surgical techniques for the treatment of meniscal syndrome raises in its varieties solution to the mechanical problem according to the type of injury. It is important to point out and know the importance of a good treatment as it is the basis of prevention for future complications of degenerative type. Methodology: Observational longitudinal retrospective study of patients admitted to the Hospital Regional del Norte IESS Ceibos in which the effectiveness of the surgical techniques described was determined by means of effectiveness indices. Results: Of the 100 patients, 67% are male and 33% are female, of which 58 patients underwent partial meniscectomy and 42 patients underwent meniscal suture. The most effective surgical treatment with an 88. 7% average Lysholm-Tegner score is the meniscal suture, as the percentage of the average is higher. Conclusion: The meniscal suture resulted as more effective since the values in the indices and its conservative method indicate it as the best alternative.