A Transosseous Bone Bridge Repair for Posterior Horn Meniscal Root Tears During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

A Transosseous Bone Bridge Repair for Posterior Horn Meniscal Root Tears During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

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Meniscal root tears occur in isolation or concurrently with ligamentous knee injury and cause significantly altered knee mechanics with the loss of normal meniscus hoop stress.This Condoms loss of normal meniscus function can result in abnormal knee kinematics and, subsequently, more rapid degenerative changes of the knee articular surface.In the setting of anterior cruciate ligament tear, the posterolateral meniscus root is most commonly damaged.

Several techniques exist for meniscus root repair; however, none have been shown to be clearly superior.We present a safe, effective, and Nail Polish reproducible arthroscopic transtibial technique for posterior horn lateral meniscal root tears.