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Meniscal healing status was evaluated on second\u2010look arthroscopy using a previously reported meniscus healing score. Patients were divided into two groups based on this score: the high healing score (group HH, healing score\u2009\u2265\u20098 points) and suboptimal healing score (group SO, healing score\u2009\u2264\u20096 points) groups. Computed tomography scans were performed on patients 1 week postsurgery. ICNW and OW widths were measured and relatively evaluated based on their ratio to the intercondylar distance (ICD), represented as the ICNW\/ICD ratio (%) and OW\/ICD ratio (%), respectively. Patient\u2010reported outcomes were assessed preoperatively and on second\u2010look arthroscopy using the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and visual analogue scale (VAS).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were no significant demographic differences between the SO and HH group (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200935 and 120 patients, respectively). Regarding radiographic measurements, significant differences were observed in the ICNW\/ICD ratio (group SO, 24.2%; group HH, 25.2%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.024), OW (group SO, 2.6\u2009mm; group HH, 2.0\u2009mm; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and OW\/ICD ratio (group SO, 3.5%; group HH, 2.7%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Both groups had similar preoperative clinical scores, but postoperative clinical scores, including KOOS\u2010activities of daily living (group SO, 83.4; group HH, 88.7; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.035) and VAS (group SO, 19.1; group HH, 11.3; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.005), were significantly better in group HH.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study suggests that ICNW and OW may play a crucial role in MMPRT healing following arthroscopic pullout repair, as evidenced by the worse clinical outcomes associated with a narrower ICNW and wider OW. 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