Absorbable Sutures Repair Without Meniscopexy, Results in Superior Outcomes for Discoid Lateral Meniscus With Meniscocapsular Anterior Detachment in Children.
Journal
Journal of pediatric orthopedics
ISSN: 1539-2570
Titre abrégé: J Pediatr Orthop
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8109053
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 Mar 2024
13 Mar 2024
Historique:
medline:
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3
2024
pubmed:
13
3
2024
entrez:
13
3
2024
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aheadofprint
Résumé
Despite the fact that meniscocapsular anterior detachment is the most common location of instability in children with a Discoid Lateral Meniscus (DLM), there is a lack of consensus about the type of repair that should be utilized for stabilization. The aim of this study was to determine the best fixation method for anterior detachment of DLM in children. Our hypothesis was that excessive rigidity with fixation would restrict meniscal mobility and increase the rate of failure or prevent full knee flexion. This study was a retrospective single-center study consisting of 51 consecutive knees (45 children) with menico-capsular anterior detachment that underwent stabilization and minimal saucerization of the meniscus between 2007 and 2018. We aimed to compare the need for revision surgery and knee flexion between the different types of fixations utilized; namely we compared meniscopexy using anchors on the tibia (n=30) with outside-in arthroscopic soft tissue fixation (n=21), and absorbable (n=18) and nonabsorbable sutures (n=33) were compared. The mean age at surgery was 10.4 years (3 to 17) with a mean follow-up of 52 months (18 to 148). The group of knees treated with absorbable sutures had a significantly better rate of full knee flexion (15/18) compared with the nonabsorbable group (17/33) (P=0.03). Despite the absence of significance (P=007), there was a lower rate of revision surgery due to suture failure in the soft tissue fixation group (0 revision operations) compared with the meniscopexy group (5 revision operations). For anterior meniscocapsular detachment of DLM, it is recommended to perform soft tissue fixation with absorbable sutures, as this technique resulted in better knee flexion and a lower rate of revision surgery when compared with meniscopexy and nonabsorbable suture fixation. Level III-retrospective case studies.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Despite the fact that meniscocapsular anterior detachment is the most common location of instability in children with a Discoid Lateral Meniscus (DLM), there is a lack of consensus about the type of repair that should be utilized for stabilization. The aim of this study was to determine the best fixation method for anterior detachment of DLM in children. Our hypothesis was that excessive rigidity with fixation would restrict meniscal mobility and increase the rate of failure or prevent full knee flexion.
METHODS
METHODS
This study was a retrospective single-center study consisting of 51 consecutive knees (45 children) with menico-capsular anterior detachment that underwent stabilization and minimal saucerization of the meniscus between 2007 and 2018. We aimed to compare the need for revision surgery and knee flexion between the different types of fixations utilized; namely we compared meniscopexy using anchors on the tibia (n=30) with outside-in arthroscopic soft tissue fixation (n=21), and absorbable (n=18) and nonabsorbable sutures (n=33) were compared.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The mean age at surgery was 10.4 years (3 to 17) with a mean follow-up of 52 months (18 to 148). The group of knees treated with absorbable sutures had a significantly better rate of full knee flexion (15/18) compared with the nonabsorbable group (17/33) (P=0.03). Despite the absence of significance (P=007), there was a lower rate of revision surgery due to suture failure in the soft tissue fixation group (0 revision operations) compared with the meniscopexy group (5 revision operations).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
For anterior meniscocapsular detachment of DLM, it is recommended to perform soft tissue fixation with absorbable sutures, as this technique resulted in better knee flexion and a lower rate of revision surgery when compared with meniscopexy and nonabsorbable suture fixation.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
METHODS
Level III-retrospective case studies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38477312
doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002667
pii: 01241398-990000000-00513
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Langues
eng
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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