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Abstract
Introduction: our aim is to show the results of bucket handle meniscal repairs with a minimum follow-up of two years, describing the surgical technique used and analyzing the functional results, complications and causes of failure.
Materials and methods: we retrospectively reviewed those patients who were treated by our surgical team who experienced a bucket-handle meniscus tear that were isolated or with concomitant ACL injury. We excluded patients with four sutures or less, previous surgeries and follow up less than two years.
Results: forty patients were included between 8 and 60 years old (average of 26 years). Average follow up of 48 months (range 24 to 60 months). The number of sutures varies from five up to nine (average: 6). Four patients (10%) were defined as failure, due to a new sport traumatic event. None of these had an ACL concomitant surgery. Lysholm, Tegner and IKDC post-operative score show promising results.
Conclusions: we found encouraging outcomes and functional results with meniscal repair, with a failure rate of 10%. This is why, for this type of injury, we encourage the surgeon to always try meniscal repair over meniscectomy, although the former is technically more demanding.
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