title: A suture technique for easier reduction and repair of bucket-handle meniscal tears while using the all-inside devices.
abstract: Arthroscopic repair of bucket-handle meniscal tears is difficult due to their complex pathology. Many meniscal repair techniques such as all-inside, inside-out, and outside-in have been described for the treatment of these tears. Loss of reduction is a likely complication with the use of new-generation, all-inside suture instruments, as the tip of the needle is extracted following advancement of the first implant behind the capsule. The complication may be encountered quite often and renders the use of the meniscus repair instrument unusable and causes an irreparable iatrogenic injury in the meniscus. The application of a simpler and more efficient technique is necessary until surgical experience is gained. The aim of this study was to define a new, simpler, and more efficient combination of suturing method in the treatment of bucket-handle meniscal repairs and minimize the rate of complications which may be caused by this technique.
authors.affiliation: Baltalimani Bone and Joint Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ortopaedics and Traumatology, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Çetinkaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medipol University, 34214 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuyucu
authors.affiliation: Baltalimani Bone and Joint Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ortopaedics and Traumatology, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gül
authors.affiliation: Baltalimani Bone and Joint Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ortopaedics and Traumatology, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lapçin
authors.affiliation: Baltalimani Bone and Joint Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ortopaedics and Traumatology, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kutalmış
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Albayrak
authors.affiliation: Baltalimani Bone and Joint Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ortopaedics and Traumatology, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sarper
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gürsu