title: 'Suture-induced tear' after human meniscal allograft transplantation.
abstract: Meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) is generally associated with good outcomes. However, the likelihood of a successful outcome is reduced by various complications, and a meniscal tear is one of the most common of these after MAT. Meniscal tears usually occur at the periphery of the meniscal allografts at the capsular junction or the posterior horn, and biomechanical factors, such as high contact stress areas, are possible causing mechanism. We encountered three unusual cases with multiple radial or horizontal tears possibly induced by the suture materials used for meniscus allograft fixation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Himchan Hospital, Seoul 158-806, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Am
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Su Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002357:Cartilage Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000637:transplantation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous