2023 Annual Meeting Biologics-Meniscus Root Repair with Rip Stop Stitch

Meniscus Root Repair with Rip Stop Stitch

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Dr. Steven DeFroda presented a technique for meniscal root repair using a ripstop stitch to reinforce fragile meniscal tissue. He described passing a suture tape in an inverted horizontal mattress pattern within the meniscus to strengthen it. Repair sutures are then shuttled around this tape, allowing them to pull both the tissue and tape for a stronger repair. Typically, two repair sutures are placed within the ripstop configuration, creating four suture limbs anchored via a trans-tibial tunnel using a cannulated drilling method. Though a video was not included, illustrations demonstrated the technique effectively.

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Steven DeFroda, M.D.

Keywords

meniscal root repair

ripstop stitch

suture tape

inverted horizontal mattress

trans-tibial tunnel