Abstract
The possibilities to repair injured meniscal tissue have improved substantially over the last decades. Nevertheless, only 2% of all meniscal lesions undergo reconstructive surgery, thus bearing a huge potential for the time to come. Biomechanical and anatomic understanding of the different meniscal lesion types as well as the advances in arthroscopic meniscal repair techniques has profoundly improved. The emerging trend is torwards minimal invasive, time saving, technically precise and save procedures. This article presents an overview of newly recognized lesions and shows the possibilities of specific repair techniques.
Translated title of the contribution | New trends and established methods in meniscal repair |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 129-138 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2016 |
Keywords
- Knee
- Meniscal healing potential
- Meniscal lesions
- Meniscal repair techniques
- Menisus