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ArticleCureus2024

Assessment of All-Inside Sutures to the Posteromedial Capsule in Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair: Findings From a Retrospective Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.

Yuki Okazaki, Takayuki Furumatsu, Keisuke Kintaka, Yusuke Yokoyama, Masanori Tamura, Koki Kawada, Tsubasa Hasegawa, Toshifumi Ozaki

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Yuki OkazakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, JPN.
Takayuki FurumatsuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital, Okayama, JPN.
Keisuke KintakaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, JPN.
Yusuke YokoyamaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, JPN.
Masanori TamuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, JPN.
Koki KawadaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, JPN.
Tsubasa HasegawaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, JPN.
Toshifumi OzakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, JPN.

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Abstract

purposeMedial meniscus (MM) posterior root tears (PRT) cause pathological medial extrusion (MMME) and posterior extrusion (MMPE), particularly during knee flexion, leading to rapidly progressive knee osteoarthritis. We investigated pre- and postoperative MM extrusion using three-dimensional open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) following two pullout repair techniques: two simple stitches (TSS) and TSS with an additional all-inside suture to the posteromedial capsule (TSS-PM). We hypothesized that TSS-PM would decrease MM extrusion more effectively than TSS.

methodsThirty patients who underwent MM posterior root repair were retrospectively evaluated. TSS and TSS-PM techniques were used for pullout repair. Open MRI was performed at 10/90° of knee flexion preoperatively and three months postoperatively. MMME, MMPE, and MM extrusion volume (MMEV) were measured and compared between groups.

resultsAt 90° of knee flexion, postoperative MMPE and MMEV were significantly decreased compared to preoperative values in both the TSS and TSS-PM groups. Furthermore, a significantly decreased ΔMMPE was observed in the TSS group compared to the TSS-PM group, whereas no significant difference was observed in ΔMMEV.

conclusionTSS and TSS-PM repair techniques helped decrease MMEV at 90° of knee flexion, whereas a significantly decreased ΔMMPE was observed in the TSS group at 90° of knee flexion. An additional all-inside suture at the posteromedial capsule may be insufficient to decrease MMEV and may negatively affect the decrease in ΔMMPE at 90° of knee flexion.

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magnetic resonance imagingmedial meniscus extrusionposterior root tearpullout repair techniquethree-dimensional reconstruction

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PMID39687808
PMCPMC11646949

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