Arthroscopic Repair of Double Radial Tears of the Lateral Meniscus.

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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.

Published: June 2019

Double radial tears of the lateral meniscus are rare injuries that typically occur in the setting of an acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Full-thickness radial tears of the meniscus body and root render the meniscus nonfunctional from a loss of hoop stress resistance. Repair of these tears can normalize contact pressures in the lateral compartment and delay arthritic changes. We describe our technique for repairing a lateral meniscus body radial tear and concomitant posterior root tear, via inside-out suture repair and transtibial suture repair, respectively. This investigation was performed at Mayo Clinic.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6620528PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2019.01.015DOI Listing

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