Simon Pelletier, Azeddine Djebara, Benjamin Freychet, Olivier Carnessechi, Nicolas Graveleau, Marie-Laure Louis, Kevin Benad, Cesar Praz, Gaëlle Maroteau, Sammy Badr, Teddy Trouillez, Henri Favreau, Vincent Pineau, Sophie Putman
UNLABELLED: Introduction The menisci play a major role in the protection of the knee against osteoarthritis. A medial meniscus (MM) tear occurring in a stable knee is more at risk of repair failure than a suture concomitant with reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. HYPOTHESIS: the survival of MM sutures in stable knees depends on the type of lesion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: this retrospective study was carried out as part of the 2022 Francophone Arthroscopy Society's symposium, across 10 centers (Bordeaux-Mérignac, Caen, Lille, Lille Louvière, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Saint Etienne, Strasbourg and Versailles) including medial meniscus sutures in stable knees performed before the end of 2017 (minimum 5 years of follow-up) with a collection of demographic, imaging, suture and postoperative protocol data, and a functional evaluation using the KOOS score...
September 8, 2023: Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Surgery & Research: OTSR