• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 2013

    Root tear of the meniscus: biomechanical evaluation of an arthroscopic refixation technique.

    • Steffen B Rosslenbroich, J Borgmann, M Herbort, M J Raschke, W Petersen, and T Zantop.
    • Department of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Westfalian-Wilhelm's-University Muenster, Waldeyerstrasse-1, 48149 Muenster, Germany. steffen.rosslenbroich@ukmuenster.de
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2013 Jan 1;133(1):111-5.

    BackgroundAim of the current study was to evaluate the structural properties of an arthroscopic refixation technique for meniscal root tears.HypothesisArthroscopic two suture root tear refixation technique using a transtibial approach restores the structural properties of the intact meniscus attachment more closely than a one suture technique.MethodsLateral root tear refixation was performed in a porcine knee model. Using a material testing machine, structural properties were determined after a cyclic loading protocol comparing transtibial tunnel reconstruction using one or a double suture technique. Intact posterior horn served as control group.ResultsElongation after cyclic testing was significantly lower for intact and two suture technique when compared to single suture technique. Stiffness was significantly higher for intact constructs with a mean of 53.7 (±6.5) N/m and two suture technique with 44.8 (±9.9) N/m when compared to one suture technique with a mean of 37.1 (±5.4) N/m. In elongation and stiffness, no differences were found between intact and two suture technique. Ultimate failure loads were 325.6 (±77) N for the intact, 273.6 (±45.6) N for two suture technique and 149.8 (±24.3) N for the one suture technique. Both reconstruction techniques showed significantly lower ultimate failure load when compared to the intact control.ConclusionStructural properties of root tear fixation using a transtibial single suture technique showed significantly higher elongation and lower stiffness and failure load after cyclic loading compared to the intact, whereas a two suture technique showed no difference in elongation and stiffness; however, lower failure load.

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