Neurovascular safety and clinical outcome of outside-in repair of tears of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and clinical outcome of a new posterior approach for the known outside-in technique for repair of tears of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus (PHMM).

Methods: First, a cadaveric study was performed on 6 cadaveric knees to assess the safety of a point just lateral to the semitendinosus tendon as an entry point for outside-in repair. Dissection was done to measure the clearance of this point to the nearby popliteal bundle and saphenous nerve.