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Although the conventional outside-in technique is especially useful for repairing tears in the anterior portion of the meniscus, it has a disadvantage of making an additional 1–2 cm sized skin incision and tying knots subcutaneously over the capsule. Therefore we devised two all-inside repair techniques of lateral meniscus anterior horn tear according to the site of meniscal tear, meniscosynovial junction or red–red zone. Because these techniques are modified methods of the outside-in meniscal repair using a spinal needle, they are as simple as conventional outside-in technique. In addition they have advantages of vertical mattress suture, which is an important characteristic of the all-inside repair, and no additional incision. We recommend these techniques as an alternative method for repairing an anterior horn tear of the lateral meniscus.
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Lee, C.K., Suh, J.T., Yoo, C.I. et al. Arthroscopic all-inside repair techniques of lateral meniscus anterior horn tear: a technical note. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr 15, 1335–1339 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-007-0307-y
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