title: Avulsion of the anterior medial meniscus root: case report and surgical technique.
abstract: Injuries of the meniscus roots have become increasingly recognised as a serious pathology of the knee joint. However, the current available literature focuses primarily on posterior meniscus root tears. In this article, a case with an isolated avulsion of the anterior medial meniscus root is presented, and a new arthroscopic technique to treat this type of injury is described. The anterior horn of the medial meniscus was sutured with a double-looped nonabsorbable suture and reattached to the tibial plateau using a knotless suture anchor. This technique may also be useful to treat avulsion injuries of the anterolateral or posteromedial meniscus root, and symptomatic subluxation of the medial meniscus in case of a variant insertion anatomy with an absent attachment of the anterior horn of the medial meniscus to the tibial plateau. Level of evidence V.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Technical University Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany, matthias.feucht@gmx.net.
authors: Matthias J
authors: MJ
authors: Feucht
authors: Philipp
authors: P
authors: Minzlaff
authors: Tim
authors: T
authors: Saier
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Lenich
authors: Andreas B
authors: AB
authors: Imhoff
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Hinterwimmer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D053441:Suture Anchors; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries