MENISCUS REPAIR
First Claim
1. A method of arthroscopically placing a suture around a meniscus without penetrating a meniscocapsular region of the meniscus, the method comprising using a suture passer to pass a suture across an inferior meniscus surface and between the inferior meniscus surface and a tibia, through the meniscus, across a superior meniscus surface between the superior meniscus surface and a femur, and through the meniscus again.
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Abstract
Methods for repairing a meniscus, and particularly a torn meniscus. A method of repairing a meniscus may include using a suture passer to pass a suturing element from the region between the superior surface of the meniscus and the femoral condyle, through the meniscus tissue, into the region between the inferior surface of the meniscus and the tibial plateau, across the inferior surface of the meniscus, and back to the superior surface of the meniscus, without deeply penetrating the posterior capsular region of the knee. Equivalently, the suture element may be passed from the inferior surface of the meniscus to the superior surface and back to the inferior surface.
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- 1. A method of arthroscopically placing a suture around a meniscus without penetrating a meniscocapsular region of the meniscus, the method comprising using a suture passer to pass a suture across an inferior meniscus surface and between the inferior meniscus surface and a tibia, through the meniscus, across a superior meniscus surface between the superior meniscus surface and a femur, and through the meniscus again.
- 9. A method of arthroscopically placing a suture around a meniscus without penetrating a meniscocapsular region of the meniscus, the method comprising using a suture passer to pass a suture across a superior meniscus surface and between the superior meniscus surface and a femur, through the meniscus, across an inferior meniscus surface between the inferior meniscus surface and a tibia, and through the meniscus again.
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