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. 2017 Oct;41(10):2113-2118.
doi: 10.1007/s00264-017-3561-8. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

Tensile strength of the pullout repair technique for the medial meniscus posterior root tear: a porcine study

Masataka Fujii  1 , Takayuki Furumatsu  2   3 , Haowei Xue  1 , Shinichi Miyazawa  1 , Yuya Kodama  1 , Tomohito Hino  1 , Yusuke Kamatsuki  1 , Toshifumi Ozaki  1
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Tensile strength of the pullout repair technique for the medial meniscus posterior root tear: a porcine study

Masataka Fujii et al. Int Orthop. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the load-to-failure of different common suturing techniques with a new technique for the medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMPRT).

Methods: Thirty porcine medial menisci were randomly assigned to three suturing techniques used for transtibial pullout repair of the MMPRT (n = 10 per group). Three different meniscal suture configurations were studied: the two simple suture (TSS) technique, the conventional modified Mason-Allen suture (MMA) technique, and the new MMA technique using the FasT-Fix combined with the Ultrabraid (F-MMA). The ultimate failure load was tested using a tensile testing machine.

Results: The MMA and F-MMA groups demonstrated significantly higher failure loads than the TSS group (P = 0.0003 and P = 0.0005, respectively). No significant differences were observed between the MMA and F-MMA groups (P = 0.734).

Conclusions: The ultimate failure load was significantly greater in the F-MMA than the TSS group and similar to the conventional MMA technique.

Keywords: Biomechanical testing; Mason-Allen; Meniscus; Posterior root tear; Pullout repair.

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