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- Title
Arthroscopic all-inside repair techniques of lateral meniscus anterior horn tear: a technical note.
- Authors
Lee, Choon; Suh, Jeung; Yoo, Chong; Cho, Hyung; Lee, Choon Key; Suh, Jeung Tak; Yoo, Chong Il; Cho, Hyung Lae
- Abstract
Although the conventional outside-in technique is especially useful for repairing tears in the anterior portion of the meniscus, it has a disadvantage of making an additional 1-2 cm sized skin incision and tying knots subcutaneously over the capsule. Therefore we devised two all-inside repair techniques of lateral meniscus anterior horn tear according to the site of meniscal tear, meniscosynovial junction or red-red zone. Because these techniques are modified methods of the outside-in meniscal repair using a spinal needle, they are as simple as conventional outside-in technique. In addition they have advantages of vertical mattress suture, which is an important characteristic of the all-inside repair, and no additional incision. We recommend these techniques as an alternative method for repairing an anterior horn tear of the lateral meniscus.
- Subjects
MENISCUS surgery; OPERATIVE surgery; KNEE surgery; KNEE injuries; JOINT injuries; JOINT surgery; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2007, Vol 15, Issue 11, p1335
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-007-0307-y