@article{article_190027, title={Primary stabilities of different meniscus suture techniques: A comparative biomechanical study}, journal={Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica}, volume={30}, pages={62–66}, year={2006}, DOI={10.3944/aott.v30i1.4152}, author={Asik, Mehmet and Sener, Nadir and Durmaz, Hayati and Kocaoglu, Mehmet and Goksan, Alp}, abstract={The importance of menisci to the knee has become more clearly delineated in recent years by biomechanical studies and by long term follow up of meniscectomy cases. Functional significance of the menisci has led to a more conservative therapeutic approach to lesions of the meniscus and furthermore lots of open and arthroscopic suturing techniques have been identified. The aim of this study was to measure and compare the primary stability of five different meniscal suturing techniques. The techniques investigated were horizontal mattress, vertical mattress, knot-end, vertical, vertical loop. Twenty bovine medial menisci were cut to simulate peripheral longitudinal tears. The menisci were then repaired with one of the five sutures. Then the two parts of the meniscus were pulled using the Instron Tensometer until failure occurred. Knot-end techniques gave inferior results (tearing stress 64±5 N) compared with other techniques. Vertical mattress failed at 130±3 N, vertical loop failed at 128±4.5 N, horizontal mattress failed at 98±5 N. This study showed the superior mechanical characteristic of the vertical stitching technique (tearing stress 136±2.7 N) over the other technique tested.}, number={1}, publisher={Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology}