TY - JOUR
T1 - A Contact Pressure Analysis Comparing an All-Inside and Inside-Out Surgical Repair Technique for Bucket-Handle Medial Meniscus Tears
AU - Marchetti, Daniel Cole
AU - Phelps, Brian M.
AU - Dahl, Kimi D.
AU - Slette, Erik L.
AU - Mikula, Jacob D.
AU - Dornan, Grant J.
AU - Bucci, Gabriella
AU - Turnbull, Travis Lee
AU - Singleton, Steven B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Arthroscopy Association of North America
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - Purpose To directly compare effectiveness of the inside-out and all-inside medial meniscal repair techniques in restoring native contact area and contact pressure across the medial tibial plateau at multiple knee flexion angles. Methods Twelve male, nonpaired (n = 12), fresh-frozen human cadaveric knees underwent a series of 5 consecutive states: (1) intact medial meniscus, (2) MCL tear and repair, (3) simulated bucket-handle longitudinal tear of the medial meniscus, (4) inside-out meniscal repair, and (5) all-inside meniscal repair. Knees were loaded with a 1,000-N axial compressive force at 5 knee flexion angles (0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°), and contact area, mean contact pressure, and peak contact pressure were calculated using thin film pressure sensors. Results No significant differences were observed between the inside-out and all-inside repair techniques at any flexion angle for contact area, mean contact pressure, and peak contact pressure (all P >.791). Compared with the torn meniscus state, inside-out and all-inside repair techniques resulted in increased contact area at all flexion angles (all P <.005 and all P <.037, respectively), decreased mean contact pressure at all flexion angles (all P <.007 and all P <.001, respectively) except for 0° (P =.097 and P =.39, respectively), and decreased peak contact pressure at all flexion angles (all P <.001, all P <.001, respectively) except for 0° (P =.080 and P =.544, respectively). However, there were significant differences in contact area and peak contact pressure between the intact state and inside-out technique at angles ≥45° (all P <.014 and all P <.032, respectively). Additionally, there were significant differences between the intact state and all-inside technique in contact area at 60° and 90° and peak contact pressure at 90° (both P <.005 and P =.004, respectively). Median values of intact contact area, mean contact pressure, and peak contact pressure over the tested flexion angles ranged from 498 to 561 mm2, 786 to 997 N/mm2, and 1,990 to 2,215 N/mm2, respectively. Conclusions Contact area, mean contact pressure, and peak contact pressure were not significantly different between the all-inside and inside-out repair techniques at any tested flexion angle. Both techniques adequately restored native meniscus biomechanics near an intact level. Clinical Relevance An all-inside repair technique provided similar, native-state-restoring contact mechanics compared with an inside-out repair technique for the treatment of displaced bucket-handle tears of the medial meniscus. Thus, both techniques may adequately decrease the likelihood of cartilage degeneration.
AB - Purpose To directly compare effectiveness of the inside-out and all-inside medial meniscal repair techniques in restoring native contact area and contact pressure across the medial tibial plateau at multiple knee flexion angles. Methods Twelve male, nonpaired (n = 12), fresh-frozen human cadaveric knees underwent a series of 5 consecutive states: (1) intact medial meniscus, (2) MCL tear and repair, (3) simulated bucket-handle longitudinal tear of the medial meniscus, (4) inside-out meniscal repair, and (5) all-inside meniscal repair. Knees were loaded with a 1,000-N axial compressive force at 5 knee flexion angles (0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°), and contact area, mean contact pressure, and peak contact pressure were calculated using thin film pressure sensors. Results No significant differences were observed between the inside-out and all-inside repair techniques at any flexion angle for contact area, mean contact pressure, and peak contact pressure (all P >.791). Compared with the torn meniscus state, inside-out and all-inside repair techniques resulted in increased contact area at all flexion angles (all P <.005 and all P <.037, respectively), decreased mean contact pressure at all flexion angles (all P <.007 and all P <.001, respectively) except for 0° (P =.097 and P =.39, respectively), and decreased peak contact pressure at all flexion angles (all P <.001, all P <.001, respectively) except for 0° (P =.080 and P =.544, respectively). However, there were significant differences in contact area and peak contact pressure between the intact state and inside-out technique at angles ≥45° (all P <.014 and all P <.032, respectively). Additionally, there were significant differences between the intact state and all-inside technique in contact area at 60° and 90° and peak contact pressure at 90° (both P <.005 and P =.004, respectively). Median values of intact contact area, mean contact pressure, and peak contact pressure over the tested flexion angles ranged from 498 to 561 mm2, 786 to 997 N/mm2, and 1,990 to 2,215 N/mm2, respectively. Conclusions Contact area, mean contact pressure, and peak contact pressure were not significantly different between the all-inside and inside-out repair techniques at any tested flexion angle. Both techniques adequately restored native meniscus biomechanics near an intact level. Clinical Relevance An all-inside repair technique provided similar, native-state-restoring contact mechanics compared with an inside-out repair technique for the treatment of displaced bucket-handle tears of the medial meniscus. Thus, both techniques may adequately decrease the likelihood of cartilage degeneration.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.04.013
DO - 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.04.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 28754246
AN - SCOPUS:85025680649
SN - 0749-8063
VL - 33
SP - 1840
EP - 1848
JO - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
JF - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
IS - 10
ER -