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Arthroscopic suture anchor repair of posterior root attachment injury in medial meniscus: technical note

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A root attachment injury (root tear) of the meniscus can abolish the ability of the meniscus to bear hoop stress and predispose to increase articular contact stress which contribute to femorotibial degenerative changes. A pull out suture technique to repair the root tear has been described, but the procedure making the tibial tunnel may be difficult and troublesome. This article describes a repair technique using a suture anchor and posterior trans-septal portal.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bundang CHA Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Sung-Nam Si, Kyungkido, South Korea

    Jae-Hwa Kim, Dong-Eun Shin, Jin-Myong Dan, Ki-Shik Nam, Tae-Keun Ahn & Dong-Hoon Lee

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gumi CHA Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Gumi Si, Gyeongbuk, South Korea

    Jin-Myong Dan

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Kim, JH., Shin, DE., Dan, JM. et al. Arthroscopic suture anchor repair of posterior root attachment injury in medial meniscus: technical note. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 129, 1085–1088 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-008-0810-8

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