Arthroscopic All-Inside Repair of Tear of the Anterior Horn of Discoid Lateral Meniscus
The anterior horn of lateral meniscus tear is usually repaired using outside-in technique. Although easy to perform, it was associated with several complications which may alter the outcome of the surgery. Here, we present a case of an adolescent girl presented with incomplete discoid lateral menisc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2019-01-01
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| Series: | The Surgery Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1688951 |
| Summary: | The anterior horn of lateral meniscus tear is usually repaired using outside-in technique. Although easy to perform, it was associated with several complications which may alter the outcome of the surgery. Here, we present a case of an adolescent girl presented with incomplete discoid lateral meniscus accompanied by tear of anterior horn. The tear was repaired using all-inside technique without any implants. We described the surgical technique and discussed the rationale. |
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| ISSN: | 2378-5128 2378-5136 |