In situ repair may be an effective treatment to improve tibiofemoral contact profiles after an avulsion of the posterior root of the lateral meniscus or a complete radial tear adjacent to the root. In situ repairs should be further investigated clinically as an alternative to partial lateral meniscectomy.

Adjustable-length loop devices may need to be retensioned after cycling the knee and fixing the tibial side to account for the increased initial displacement seen with these devices.

Results emphasize the importance of ensuring an anatomic posterior medial meniscal root repair by releasing the extruded menisci from adhesions and the posteromedial capsule. Similar caution toward preventing displacement of the meniscal root repair construct should be emphasized.

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Early rehabilitation protocols subject the graft construct to higher forces than what has been previously tested biomechanically. Biomechanical testing of cortical suspension devices under simulated high rehabilitation loads demonstrated significant differences between devices. Future studies should investigate the clinical implications of these time zero results.