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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 4/2010

01-04-2010 | Knee

Meniscal repair using the FasT-Fix device in patients with chronic meniscal lesions

Authors: Dragos Popescu, Sergi Sastre, Miguel Caballero, Jin Woo Kim Lee, Ignasi Claret, Montserrat Nuñez, Luis Lozano

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 4/2010

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Abstract

The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate meniscal suturing using the FasT-Fix device for chronic meniscal tears. This procedure was carried out on 25 patients between 2006 and 2007. Nineteen patients were male and the median age was 31 (14–47) years. The median waiting time to surgery was 27 (6–80) months and the median follow-up was 20 (14–29) months. Eleven patients (44%) required reconstruction of an associated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. 20 patients (80%) showed medial meniscus tears. All tears were located in the red zone or red–white zone. According to Barett’s criteria, meniscal tear healing was achieved in 21 patients (84%). Lysholm and Tegner scale scores improved from 60 (47–77) preoperatively to 95 (58–100) postoperatively and from 3 (2–6) preoperatively to 6 (3–9) postoperatively, respectively. There were no neurovascular complications. Revision surgery was necessary in one patient, in whom a partial meniscectomy was performed. The results obtained suggest that chronic meniscal tears in the zones described can be healed.
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Metadata
Title
Meniscal repair using the FasT-Fix device in patients with chronic meniscal lesions
Authors
Dragos Popescu
Sergi Sastre
Miguel Caballero
Jin Woo Kim Lee
Ignasi Claret
Montserrat Nuñez
Luis Lozano
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-009-0926-6

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