Editorial Commentary: Save the Meniscal Root, Why Not?

Abstract

The repair of the meniscal root in medial meniscal posterior root tears is receiving increasing interest as more and more research highlights the positive effects of this procedure on the biomechanical restoration of the meniscus. As a testament to the findings of these studies, an international consensus statement recently acknowledged, with several supporting findings from both biomechanical and clinical studies, the effectiveness of meniscal root repairs. Various root repair techniques have been developed with the overarching goal of restoring the structure and function of the meniscus. Yet several challenges such as obtaining robust and long-term healing of degenerative tissue and minimizing meniscal extrusion remain to be overcome.