Loop-Post Construct, A Novel Technique for Medial Meniscus Root Repair

Mohammad Tahami; Arash Sharafat Vaziri; Mohammad Naghi Tahmasebi

doi:10.22038/abjs.2020.44187.2209

Loop-Post Construct, A Novel Technique for Medial Meniscus Root Repair

Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2020 Jul;8(4):545-549. doi: 10.22038/abjs.2020.44187.2209.

Authors

Mohammad Tahami¹, Arash Sharafat Vaziri^{2

3}, Mohammad Naghi Tahmasebi²

Affiliations

¹ Bone and Joint Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
² Department of Orthopedics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Orthopedics, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Surgical reattachment of medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMPRT) with transtibial sutures can delay the presence of medial knee joint compartment osteoarthritis. Most suture configurations are placed five mm away from the torn margin in the meniscal substance which is already degenerated and may decrease the pull out strengths of repair construct. The number of meniscus penetration may also be important considering meniscus tissue damage with more complex suture techniques impose the risk of suture cut out through the meniscus substance. We introduce our loop postsuture construct technique which is simple, cheap and reproducible.

Keywords: eniscus repair; eniscus root; oop construct.