Left Knee Medial Meniscus Repair - GoPro Fusion 360

Mary Lloyd Ireland, MD
Professor
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
www.MaryLloydIreland.com
Tear pattern Meniscus
All inside medial meniscus repair Smith & Nnephew fast fix
trephination
1:00
tear pattern - vertical tear of the posterior third of the medial meniscus
1:10 Suture Placement - tibial side and the femoral side for balanced repair
01:25 - changing flexion extension for repair
01:35 jig
01:44 pledget angle
02:14 positioning the meniscus for
repair Smith & Nephew fast fix
horizontal stitch tibial side
03:07
tear pattern - horizontal on the tibial
side already put the femoral
03:16
knot pusher -simple gliding suture
03:29
probing repair tibial side
03:42
can use skid to reduce and stabilize for repair
03:54
visualize - make sure meniscus
reduced
04:13
treat the soft tissue with
gentleness because these tips can pierce
meniscus
04:24
pull consistently to deliver the knot and
remove the skid then nut cutter
04:42
final suture - femoral side - leave the jig
05:00
second limb remove jig use a vertical suture through the capsule
05:10
knot cinch
suture cutter on the posterior third
vertical acute medial meniscus tear