Meniscal pullout repair following meniscal ossicle resection: a case report.
We present this case of a meniscal ossicle of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus that was treated by an arthroscopic ossicle resection followed by a pullout repair of the remaining meniscus. A 49-year-old businessman complained of catching and left knee pain. Radiographic and arthroscopic findings revealed a meniscal ossicle embedded in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus and posterior horn tear. After resection of the posterior horn with the ossicle, a pullout suture repair for the posterior segment of the meniscus was done to minimize the further extrusion of the meniscus. A histologic appearance supported the vestigial development of the meniscal ossicle as the etiology. This is the first report describing a repair of the meniscus after ossicle resection.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Enshu Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. t-ohishi@ken.ja-shizuoka.or.jp
Tsuyoshi
T
Ohishi
Daisuke
D
Suzuki
Kazufumi
K
Yamamoto
Tomohiro
T
Banno
Yuta
Y
Shimizu
Akihiro
A
Ohmura
Yukihiro
Y
Matsuyama
D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013536:Suture Techniques; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries