A suture "retractor": a technical aid for bucket-handle meniscal resections.
Meniscal repair, healing, and survival have been demonstrated in the literature. Meniscal preservation is, however, not always possible. We present a technique that may aid the surgeon in difficult bucket handle resections by stabilizing a portion of the meniscus with a "suture retractor" prior to resecting either a posterior or anterior meniscal horn. This technique may also be modified to prepare the inner rim when one is performing meniscal repair.
Johnson
J C
JC
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612.
Pierson
R H
RH
Bach
B R
BR
D006801:Humans; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013537:Sutures; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries