A simple and reproducible technique for meniscus tear repair is described. The technique requires the use of a 16-gauge intravenous catheter, a suture hook, and a knot pusher. The catheter is used for perforation of the meniscus and the tear site in two adjacent locations, then the two free suture ends are retrieved and passed along a small arthroscopic cannula placed at the ipsilateral joint s...

PURPOSE To report the normal sonographic anatomy of the triangular fibrocartilage (TFC) of the wrist in cadavers and volunteers. METHOD Five hands from cadavers were examined sonographically before and after wrist dissection, during which the TFC was marked with surgical wires. Twenty volunteers without wrist limitation or pain, and without any history of wrist disease or inflammatory arthrit...

Traumatic tears of the meniscus are well reported in the literature. Rarely, bilateral meniscal tears occur. A PubMed search found that only three cases of bilateral medial meniscus bucket handle type tears have been reported. Treatment options range from partial meniscectomy to repair of the meniscal tear. Repair is reported to be more successful in the vascular red-red or red-white zones. We ...

To evaluate and improve on the procedures used by a tissue bank in selecting donor menisci for transplantation, this study was designed to fulfill four objectives: (a) define and quantify a set of independent parameters for describing the geometry of the medial and lateral menisci, (b) determine how well the sizing protocol of the tissue bank (i.e., two transverse roentgenographic measurements ...

BACKGROUND Meniscocapsular separation (MCS) is a lesion of the area which is attached from the peripheral section of the meniscus to the capsule and is seen less often than other meniscus injuries. The aim of this study was to investigate which of the different side applications of all-inside MCS repair of the meniscus was better in respect of clinical and functional results. METHODS In this ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this review was to evaluate the role of biological augmentation and tissue engineering strategies in meniscus surgery. Although clinical (human), preclinical (animal), and in vitro tissue engineering studies are included here, we have placed additional focus on addressing preclinical and clinical studies reported during the 5-year period used in this review in a systemati...

The menisci are known to play important roles in normal joint function and the development of diseases such as osteoarthritis. However, our understanding of meniscus' load bearing and lubrication properties at the tissue level remains limited. The objective of this investigation was to characterize the site- and rate-dependency of the compressive and frictional responses of the meniscus under a...

oblique tear of the meniscus with an attached fragment displaced away from the donor meniscus (1,2). In order that surgical intervention is appropriate, it is important to visualize the displaced meniscal fragment as well as determine the type of meniscal injury(1,3). Several magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings have been used for the diagnosis of bucket-handle tears: (1) the double poster...

Meniscus is a difficult structure to repair and replace. An injured or degenerative meniscus promotes osteoarthritic joint changes that should be avoided. Research focused on promoting healing or replacement must cover three different working lines: biology, mechanics and surgical technique. Biology research line looks for specific factors able to develop a collagen tissue in a matrix with cell...

Seventy temporomandibular joint arthrograms of 49 patients with symptoms of internal joint derangement were reviewed. Twenty-three of these arthrograms (33%) were abnormal but atypical for anteriorly dislocated meniscus. The lower temporomandibular joint space had a well-defined edge located inferiorly, which was attributed to pressure from a sideways-dislocated meniscus. We called this appeara...