Transient posterior knee pain with the meniscal arrow.
A 31% incidence of focal posterior knee pain was noted in our initial experience with all-inside meniscal repair using the absorbable Meniscal Arrow system (Bioscience, Tampere, Finland). The pain was transient, resolved by 6 months in all cases, and was unrelated to the length of implant. A typical case is presented to assist surgeons in counseling patients who experience transient posterior knee pain after meniscal repair with this system.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D019723:Endoscopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D013997:Time Factors