Lesión de la Raíz Meniscal. Actualización, Técnica Quirúrgica y Experiencia Personal

  • Horacio F. Rivarola Etcheto Hospital Universitario Austral; Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro. C.A.B.A., Argentina
  • Cristian Collazo Hospital Universitario Austral; Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro. C.A.B.A., Argentina.
  • Marcos Palanconi Hospital Universitario Austral; Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro. C.A.B.A., Argentina.
  • Marcos Meninato Hospital Universitario Austral; Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro. C.A.B.A., Argentina.
  • Juan Carraro Hospital Universitario Austral; Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro. C.A.B.A., Argentina.
  • Facundo Cosini Hospital Universitario Austral; Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro. C.A.B.A., Argentina.
  • Jorge Chahla Rush University Medical Center. Chicago, USA
Keywords: Knee, Medial Meniscus, Root Tear, Suture Techniques

Abstract

Meniscus root tears are now being recognized as a significant cause of pain, disability, and rapid joint deterioration. They can occur in younger patients as a result of high energy trauma, but are more common in patients between 45 and 60 as a result of degeneration of the meniscus.
The aim of this article was to review and summarize the recent literature regarding various diagnosis and treatment strategies of meniscus root repair, and to show the preferred technique used in our institution.

Published
2020-03-06
How to Cite
[1]
Rivarola Etcheto, H.F., Collazo, C., Palanconi, M., Meninato, M., Carraro, J., Cosini, F. and Chahla, J. 2020. Lesión de la Raíz Meniscal. Actualización, Técnica Quirúrgica y Experiencia Personal. Revista Artroscopia. 27, 01 (Mar. 2020), 9-13.
Section
Meta-análisis/ Revision Sistematica