Arthroscopic all-inside repair techniques of lateral meniscus anterior horn tear: a technical note |
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Authors: | Choon Key Lee Jeung Tak Suh Chong Il Yoo Hyung Lae Cho |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Good Samsun Hospital, 193-5 Churye-Dong, Sasang-Gu, Pusan, 617-718, Korea;(2) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10 Ami-Dong, Seo-gu, Pusan, 602-739, Korea |
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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. |
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Keywords: | Knee All-inside repair Lateral meniscus anterior horn |
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