| خلاصه مقاله | Objectives: In meniscal repair surgery, parts of the implants place
over the meniscus can wear down the cartilage in the contact zones
and cause chronic synovitis. Placing horizontal sutures under the
meniscus may overcome this potential hazard. The purpose of this
prospective study was to evaluate the long-term results of arthroscopic
meniscal repair using submeniscally placed out-in horizontal
sutures.
Methods: Between Jan 2009 and Feb 2012, 103 meniscal repairs using
submeniscal horizontal out-in suture technique were performed. The
average age at the time of meniscal repair was 27.2 years (range,
16–45 years). Our indications for meniscal repair were all longitudinal
tear in red-red and red-white zone with acceptable tissue quality.
No.1 polydioxanone (PDS) suture was used in all cases. Concurrent
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction was performed in 78 patients
(76%). At final follow-up, all patients were evaluated by the criteria
of Barrett et al.. Clinical success was defined as the absence of jointline
tenderness, locking, swelling, and a negative McMurray test.
Lysholm, subjective IKDC and modified Cincinnati score were
recorded.
Results: The average follow-up was 62 months (range, 52 to 76
months). The time interval from injury to meniscal repair ranged from
2 days to 390 days (median, 96 days). Eight patients were lost from
the follow-up. At the end of follow-up, the clinical success rate was
73.7%. Twenty five out of 95 repaired menisci (26.3%) were considered
failures according to Barrett’s criteria. The mean Lysholm,
subjective IKDC and modified Cincinnati score were 81.2, 79.8 and
75.1 respectively. Tegner activity score improved significantly from
an average of 3.6 (range, 2–6) preoperatively to 5.4 (range, 4–8)
postoperatively. Statistical analysis showed that age, simultaneousanterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, chronicity of injury did not
affect the clinical outcome.
Conclusions: Our results showed that acceptable long-term results are
expected from submeniscal horizontal out-in repair technique. This
technique is cheap, safe and has the advantage of avoiding chondral
abrasion caused by solid implants and suture materials placed over the
meniscus. |