Abstract:Objective To analyze the effects of wire-guided suture under arthroscope combined with microfracture surgery on knee proprioception in the treatment of lateral meniscus posterior root tear. Methods A total of 118 patients with lateral meniscus posterior root tear treated in our hospital from March 2015 to February 2018 were selected as subjects. The clinical data of these patients were analyzed retrospectively. According to the surgical method, 58 patients in the control group were treated conservatively, while 60 patients in the observation group were treated with wire-guided suture under arthroscope combined with microfracture surgery. The visual analog scale (VAS) scores, the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scores and Lysholm knee scores were compared between the two groups before and after the treatment, and the complications were recorded and analyzed. The patients in both groups were followed up for 1 year to evaluate the effects of different treatments on knee proprioception. Results The difference of VAS scores before and after the treatment in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (t = 106.634, P < 0.05). Besides, the differences of Lysholm knee scores and IKDC scores before and after the treatment in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (t = 33.449, 28.824, P < 0.05). The differences of indexes in knee proprioception tests with the testing angle being 15°, 45°, and 75° before and after the treatment in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (t = 10.851, 9.935, 18.899, P < 0.05). The complication rate in the observation group was 0.00%, which was lower than 13.79% in the control group (χ2 = 8.878, P < 0.05). Conclusion The wire-guided suture under arthroscope combined with microfracture surgery is effective in treating lateral meniscus posterior root tear, and contributes to the improvement of the knee proprioception.