Midterm and long-term results after arthroscopic suture repair of isolated, longitudinal, vertical meniscal tears in stable knees.

Background: The long-term outcome of meniscal suture repair has not been firmly established.

Purpose: To compare the midterm and long-term functional and radiographic outcome of meniscal suture repairs with the natural history of the uninjured knees of each of a cohort of patients.

Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.