Innovative techniques in arthroscopic meniscal repair.
Advanced techniques for arthroscopic repair of meniscal tears offer new ways to repair the meniscus and reduce the rate of long-term arthrosis. The new all-inside technique reduces complications, morbidity, and surgical time as compared to the inside-out or outside-in methods of repair. Application of biomaterial technology to new implants used for all-inside arthroscopy show early promising clinical results. The purpose of this report is to describe new biomaterials and techniques being used successfully in arthroscopic surgery on the meniscus.
Diduch
D R
DR
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
Ferguson
R E
RE
Tadje
J P
JP
Edlich
R F
RF
D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries