Medial Meniscal Posterior Horn Suturing Influences Tibial Internal-External Rotation in ACL-Reconstructed Knees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of meniscal lesions and repair in combination with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction has not been extensively investigated in vivo and under weightbearing conditions.

Purpose

The purposes of this study were to (1) compare the in vivo knee kinematics between patients with ACL tear and those with combined ACL and medial meniscal tears and (2) investigate kinematic differences between isolated ACL reconstruction and ACL reconstruction plus medial meniscal repair (MR). It was hypothesized that concomitant posterior horn medial meniscal tear and ACL deficiency would affect knee internal-external rotation and anterior-posterior translation but MR would restore these parameters.

Study design

Controlled laboratory study.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Grassi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387796 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature