The “Cruciate Suture” for Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair: A New Technique

Comparison of Contact Mechanics of Three Meniscal Repair Techniques and Partial Meniscectomy in Cadaveric Dog Stifles

“…These results should be interpreted cautiously because other biomechanical factors such as fixation strength may be more relevant for determining which technique should be recommended in dogs. Several in vitro animal and human studies have shown that the vertical and oblique suture repairs have superior load to failure compared with horizontal repair 37–40 . Until further mechanical studies are performed on meniscal suture techniques in dog menisci we would recommend a vertical or cruciate suture repair.…”

“…Several in vitro animal and human studies have shown that the vertical and oblique suture repairs have superior load to failure compared with horizontal repair. [37][38][39][40] Until further mechanical studies are performed on meniscal suture techniques in dog menisci we would recommend a vertical or cruciate suture repair.…”

Modified cruciate suture technique for arthroscopic meniscal repair: a technical note

“…Arthroscopic knot-tying techniques were used to approximate the meniscal fragments. Nowadays, several new all-inside meniscal repair devices are available [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The cruciate suture for arthroscopic meniscal repair was first presented by Abdelkafy et al 2006 [13] as a type of the outside-in technique. Measuring the Ultimate Tension Load (UTL) of the cruciate suture in comparison to the vertical suture (the gold standard), the authors found that the mean UTL for the cruciate suture was 110 N ± 16 while the mean UTL for the vertical suture was 67 N ± 6 (cruciate suture is 1.6 times higher).…”

Biomechanical Comparison Between the Cruciate Suture and a Single Vertical Suture Used for Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair: Letter to the Editor

“…However, in the discussion section, the authors kindly mentioned and commented on an article that I published in Arthroscopy in 2006 titled “The ‘Cruciate Suture’ for Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair: A New Technique,” 1 saying, “Abdelkafy and colleagues proposed that a ‘cruciate’ repair pattern failed at 110 N whereas a simple vertical suture failed at 67 N.” They added, “Regarding longitudinal tears, this current study found no difference between a more complex crossed pattern and a simple parallel repair pattern.”…”