ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2020
Biomechanical comparison of vertical suture techniques for repairing radial meniscus tear.
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- The Risk of Iatrogenic Peroneal Nerve Injury in All-Inside Lateral Meniscus Repair Using a Vertical Stitch: A Cadaveric Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Double-loop suture repair of radial meniscal tears provides favourable biomechanical performance compared to conventional repair techniques: A biomechanical study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Saving the Meniscus: A Retrospective Observational Study of the Incidence, Treatment, and Failure Rate of the Main Meniscal Tear Types at 24-Month Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Inverted Vertical Locking Loop Technique: A Single Suture Tape, Simple Configuration for Meniscal Root Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Significantly smaller lateral extrusion was observed within 24 weeks after all-inside suture repairs of radial tear in the middle segment of lateral meniscus compared to inside-out repairs.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Animal models used in meniscal repair research fromJournal of orthopaedics · 2024Review
- All-inside suture meniscal repair using suture passer.Annals of joint · 2024Review
- Clinical outcomes after repair of an isolated radial tear in the middle segment of the lateral meniscus - All-inside suture repair vs trans-capsular suture repair.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to (1) develop suture techniques in repairing radial meniscal tear; (2) to compare the biomechanical properties of the proposed repair techniques with the conventional double horizontal technique.
methodsThirty-six fresh-frozen porcine medial menisci were randomly assigned into four groups and a complete tear was made at the midline of each meniscus. The menisci were subsequently repaired using four different repair techniques: double vertical (DV), double vertical cross (DVX), hybrid composing one vertical and one horizontal stitch, and conventional double horizontal (DH) suture technique with suturing parallel to the tibia plateau. The conventional double horizontal group was the control. The repaired menisci were subjected to cyclic loading followed by the load to failure testing. Gap formation and strength were measured, stiffness was calculated, and mode of failure was recorded.
resultsGroup differences in gap formation were not statistically significant at 100 cycles (p = .42), 300 cycles (p = .68), and 500 cycles (p = .70). A trend was found toward higher load to failure in DVX (276.8 N, p < .001), DV (241.5 N, p < .001), and Hybrid (237.6 N, p < .001) compared with DH (148.5 N). Stiffness was also higher in DVX (60.7 N/mm, p < .001), DV (55.3 N/mm, p < .01), and Hybrid (52.1 N/mm, p < .01), than DH group (30.5 N/mm). Tissue failure was the only failure mode observed in all specimens.
conclusionOur two proposed vertical suture techniques, as well as the double vertical technique, had superior biomechanical properties than the conventional technique as demonstrated by higher stiffness and higher strength.
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