Radial Tears of the Posterior Horn of the Medial Meniscus. A Combined Repair Method

Authors

  • Horacio Rivarola Etcheto Servicio Ortopedia y Traumatología. Hospital Universitario Austral. Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6482-113X
  • Cristian Collazo Blanchod Servicio Ortopedia y Traumatología. Hospital Universitario Austral. Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3171-7739
  • Marcos Palanconi Servicio Ortopedia y Traumatología. Hospital Universitario Austral. Argentina
  • Marcos Meninato Servicio Ortopedia y Traumatología. Hospital Universitario Austral. Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1858-4238
  • Marcos García Durand Servicio Ortopedia y Traumatología. Hospital Universitario Austral. Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0211-2463

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63403/re.v32i1.362

Keywords:

Medial Meniscus, Meniscal Suture, Radial Tear

Abstract

Medial meniscus tears are the most common of all meniscal injuries. Complete radial tears disrupt the normal meniscal biomechanics by interrupting the circumferential fibers, leaving an incompetent structure for load distribution and transmission. For a long time, the meniscus was considered a dispensable structure, indicating its complete excision in case of injury. Meniscal repair provides better long-term results, better clinical scores, and fewer degenerative changes observed radiographically compared to total or partial meniscectomies. The purpose of this study was to describe step-by-step the surgical technique of all-inside meniscal suturing, combined with the outside-in technique for the treatment of an isolated complete radial tear in the posterior third of the medial meniscus. The step-by-step procedure is detailed, and the issues discussed are addressed.

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2025-04-01

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Rivarola Etcheto H, Collazo Blanchod C, Palanconi M, Meninato M, García Durand M. Radial Tears of the Posterior Horn of the Medial Meniscus. A Combined Repair Method. RELART [Internet]. 2025 Apr. 1 [cited 2026 Feb. 12];32(1):74-9. Available from: https://revistarelart.com/index.php/revista/article/view/362

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