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ReviewJournal of experimental orthopaedics2026

The pie-crusting technique in knee surgery: Indications, technique, complications and outcomes.

Yavuz Şahbat, Serhat Akçaalan, Aybars Güzel, Kaya Turan, Safa Gürsoy

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Review in Journal of experimental orthopaedics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yavuz ŞahbatDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Bahcesehir Liv Hospital Istinye University İstanbul Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9963-5334
Serhat AkçaalanOrthopedics and Traumatology Department Ankara City Hospital Ankara Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7350-6422
Aybars GüzelDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Bahcesehir Liv Hospital Istinye University İstanbul Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6006-7325
Kaya TuranDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Bahcesehir Liv Hospital Istinye University İstanbul Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0547-995X
Safa GürsoyDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Faculty of Medicine Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Istanbul Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4466-9657

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pie-crusting represents a simple and widely utilised technique for controlled medial soft-tissue release across various knee procedures. When applied in a gradual and indication-driven manner, it can improve visualisation, facilitate instrumentation and reduce the risk of iatrogenic cartilage injury without causing clinically significant instability in most cases. However, the role of pie-crusting differs among surgical contexts, including meniscal repair, periarticular osteotomy and knee arthroplasty, and should be tailored to procedure-specific goals rather than applied routinely.

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knee surgerymedial collateral ligament (MCL)meniscusosteotomypie‐crusting

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PMID42255396
PMCPMC13239262

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