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8424234

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
The healing potential of the meniscal tissue has been known for a century but has only been broadly introduced into surgical treatment during the last years. Open surgical suture of the meniscus has increasingly been replaced by arthroscopic refixation. We report 34 meniscal refixations with a minimal follow-up of at least 3 years and a mean of 4 years. Using our own simple and economic surgical technique, 34 refixations were performed in 32 patients from January 1987 to December 1988. All patients had traumatic meniscal tears close to the capsule. Frequently the injury was associated with a fresh or old rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. Without additional trauma, one meniscus had to be partially resected after 4 months; a second one was partially resected in an unstable knee. Both the clinical examination and the satisfaction of the patient demonstrate that meniscal refixation is feasible and appropriate with a correct indication.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0930-2794
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
46-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Arthroscopic repair of traumatic longitudinal meniscal tears. A 3 to 5-year follow-up.
pubmed:affiliation
IInd Department of Surgery, University of Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article