%0 Journal Article
%T Alternative method of outside¨Cin meniscal repair for anterior horn tears
%A Marta Santos Silva
%A Pedro Manuel Serrano
%A Ricardo Sousa
%A Tiago Amorim-Barbosa
%J Archive of "Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine".
%D 2018
%R 10.2147/OAJSM.S168733
%X Treatment of symptomatic meniscal tears continues to evolve as we improve our understanding of the biomechanical role of the meniscus and its long-term importance to the health of the knee joint. Suture repair of meniscal tears is challenging and continues to rise as we aim to preserve meniscal tissue. Outside¨Cin meniscal suture techniques may involve using expensive equipment that is not readily available for immediate use in most operating rooms. Aware of the different techniques available, the authors describe a fast and reproducible technique that does not require the use of specific material or equipment
%K meniscal suture
%K arthroscopy
%K sports trauma
%K surgical technique
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6110294/