Arthroscopy Techniques (May 2021)

An Arthroscopic-Assisted Radial Meniscal Tear Repair Using Reinforced Suture Tape Rebars and Suture Tapes

  • Kevin Feltz, M.S.,
  • Aaron Brown, B.S.,
  • Stefan Hanish, B.S.,
  • Yudong Gan, M.D.,
  • Richard Ma, M.D.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 5
pp. e1395 – e1401

Abstract

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A radial tear of the meniscus can lead to significant loss of meniscus function, resulting in deleterious cartilage changes. Repair of radial meniscus tears has several challenges, including suture pull-out, which can reduce healing success. We present an arthroscopic repair technique in a complete radial lateral meniscus tear using vertical reinforced bars (rebar) of suture tapes to reduce suture pull-out and approximate the radial tear.