Tears of the meniscus root have serious impacts on the mechanic of the knee joint. However only limited data on the biomechanical properties of established therapy methods is currently available. In two test series commonly used suture materials and suture techniques have been analysed on a porcine meniscus model. Within a third test series the transtibial pull-out repair has been compared to the suture anchor repair. Summarizing the three test series, suture anchor repair with FiberWire™ and Mason-Allen-stitch would be favourable.
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Tears of the meniscus root have serious impacts on the mechanic of the knee joint. However only limited data on the biomechanical properties of established therapy methods is currently available. In two test series commonly used suture materials and suture techniques have been analysed on a porcine meniscus model. Within a third test series the transtibial pull-out repair has been compared to the suture anchor repair. Summarizing the three test series, suture anchor repair with FiberWire™ and Ma...
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