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Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 3/2009

01-03-2009 | Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine

Double transosseous pull out suture technique for transection of posterior horn of medial meniscus

Authors: Jin Hwan Ahn, Joon Ho Wang, Hong Chul Lim, Ji Hoon Bae, Joon Soo Park, Jae Chul Yoo, Ashok Kumar Shyam

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 3/2009

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Abstract

Transection injury (complete radial tear, root tear) in the posterior horn of medial meniscus will lead to loss of hoop strain, extrusion of the meniscus and early degenerative changes. The posterior horn of medial meniscus is amenable to repair due to its good blood supply and repair is the procedure of choice for these injuries. In cases of transection of the medial meniscus posterior horn, the meniscus can be repaired by a pull out suture technique using trans-septal portal. The single transosseous pull out suturing technique is a point fixation technique with limited contact area having low and inhomogeneous contact pressure. This article describes a double transosseous pull out suture technique using trans-septal portal for the repair of transection of posterior horn of medial meniscus. Use of double transosseous technique provides more secure fixation, more homogeneous and wider contact pressure area between meniscus and the bone, improving the healing potential of the repair.
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Metadata
Title
Double transosseous pull out suture technique for transection of posterior horn of medial meniscus
Authors
Jin Hwan Ahn
Joon Ho Wang
Hong Chul Lim
Ji Hoon Bae
Joon Soo Park
Jae Chul Yoo
Ashok Kumar Shyam
Publication date
01-03-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-008-0639-1

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