Comparison of Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair Results Using 3 Different Meniscal Repair Devices in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Patients

Suture Versus FasT-Fix All-Inside Meniscus Repair at Time of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

“…14 Most studies have reported satisfactory clinical outcomes after meniscal repair using the FasT-Fix device depending on various evaluation methods. 1,3,4,15 Clinical success rates of the FasT-Fix device using the criteria of Barrett et al 10 17 used follow-up MRI to evaluate healing of the repaired meniscus in 20 patients. They considered the presence of hyperintense signal similar to the preoperative images to indicate failure.…”

“…Newly designed, suture-based meniscal fixation devices have shown favorable outcomes at short-term follow-up without significant complications. [1][2][3][4][5][6] In contrast to meniscal fixation devices, articles reporting clinical outcomes after all-inside meniscal repair using sutures have been published rarely. [7][8][9] This technique is time-consuming and technically demanding, and an additional incision is needed in the posteromedial or posterolateral compartment for cannula placement.…”

Meniscus Repair and Transplantation: A Comprehensive Update

“…between 9% and 13%. 8,21,25,28,29,51 However, long-term, clinical follow-up reports are required of these systems. Most authors use an average of 2 sutures, and there is concern regarding the expected inferior fixation strength of these techniques compared to the multiple vertical divergent suturing procedure.…”

Failure of meniscal repair association with late anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

“…24 The available literature suggest there are other potential factors influencing the outcome meniscus repair including type of tear, zone of injury, age of patient and chronicity of tear may influence the outcome of meniscus repair. 19,25 In this study, subgroup analysis, did not show that the size of tear or type of tear or the zone of tear influenced the outcome of the meniscus repair. However due to the small number of subgroups in this study we feel there might have been no association.…”

“…18 Another investigation into ACL-reconstructed knees did not find different failure rates for lesions located in the Cooper zones 1 and 2 of either the medial or lateral meniscus. 19 It is not entirely clear whether or not the healing potential in the medial and lateral meniscus are different. Yet the potential sequelae of meniscectomy are more serious in the lateral meniscus than in the medial.…”