Arthroscopic Meniscal Hoop-Plasty Using a 1-mm Polyethylene Tape for Treating and Preventing Lateral Meniscus Extrusion.

ABSTRACT: Lateral meniscus (LM) extrusion is a clinically significant condition associated with loss of hoop stress function and progressive joint degeneration. Preventing or correcting LM extrusion is critical for preserving knee joint function. Although several centralization and hoop augmentation techniques have been reported, many are nonanatomic and mechanically insufficient for restoring hoop tension. We describe an arthroscopic technique, not previously reported in this form, for reconstructing meniscal hoop tension using a 1-mm polyethylene tape, which has an ultimate strength of 596 N. The tape is arthroscopically passed circumferentially through the red-red zone of the LM-from the posterior root to the anterior root-using a combination of suture-relay techniques with a specific type of sut

SUBMITTER: Morito T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12598222 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature