Xin Tang1,2, Brandon Marshall3, Joon Ho Wang1, Junjun Zhu3, Jian Li2, Patrick Smolinski1,3, Freddie H Fu1,3. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China. 3. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The effect of lateral meniscal posterior root tear and repair-commonly seen in clinical practice in the setting of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction-is not known. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: This study evaluated the effect of tear and repair of the lateral meniscal posterior root on the biomechanics of the ACL-reconstructed knee. It was hypothesized that anterior tibial translation would increase under anterior loading and simulated pivot-shift loading with the root tear of the posterior lateral meniscus, while repair of the root tear would reduce it close to the noninjured state. STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study. METHODS: Thirteen fresh-frozen adult human knees were tested with a robotic testing system under 2 loading conditions: (1) an 89.0-N anterior tibial load applied at full extension and 15°, 30°, 60°, and 90° of knee flexion and (2) a combined 7.0-N·m valgus and 5.0-N·m internal tibial torque (simulated pivot-shift test) applied at full extension and 15° and 30° of knee flexion. The following knee states were tested: intact knee, ACL reconstruction and intact lateral meniscus, ACL reconstruction and lateral meniscal posterior root tear, and ACL reconstruction and lateral meniscal posterior root repair. RESULTS: In the ACL-reconstructed knee, a tear of the lateral meniscal posterior root significantly increased knee laxity under anterior loading by as much as 1 mm. The transosseous pullout suture root repair improved knee stability under anterior tibial and simulated pivot-shift loading. Root repair improved the ACL graft force closer to that of the native ACL under anterior tibial loading. CONCLUSION: Lateral meniscal posterior root injury further destabilizes the ACL-reconstructed knee, and root repair improves knee stability. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This study suggests a rationale for surgical repair of the lateral meniscus, which can restore stability close to that of the premeniscal injury state.
BACKGROUND: The effect of lateral meniscal posterior root tear and repair-commonly seen in clinical practice in the setting of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction-is not known. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: This study evaluated the effect of tear and repair of the lateral meniscal posterior root on the biomechanics of the ACL-reconstructed knee. It was hypothesized that anterior tibial translation would increase under anterior loading and simulated pivot-shift loading with the root tear of the posterior lateral meniscus, while repair of the root tear would reduce it close to the noninjured state. STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study. METHODS: Thirteen fresh-frozen adult human knees were tested with a robotic testing system under 2 loading conditions: (1) an 89.0-N anterior tibial load applied at full extension and 15°, 30°, 60°, and 90° of knee flexion and (2) a combined 7.0-N·m valgus and 5.0-N·m internal tibial torque (simulated pivot-shift test) applied at full extension and 15° and 30° of knee flexion. The following knee states were tested: intact knee, ACL reconstruction and intact lateral meniscus, ACL reconstruction and lateral meniscal posterior root tear, and ACL reconstruction and lateral meniscal posterior root repair. RESULTS: In the ACL-reconstructed knee, a tear of the lateral meniscal posterior root significantly increased knee laxity under anterior loading by as much as 1 mm. The transosseous pullout suture root repair improved knee stability under anterior tibial and simulated pivot-shift loading. Root repair improved the ACL graft force closer to that of the native ACL under anterior tibial loading. CONCLUSION: Lateral meniscal posterior root injury further destabilizes the ACL-reconstructed knee, and root repair improves knee stability. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This study suggests a rationale for surgical repair of the lateral meniscus, which can restore stability close to that of the premeniscal injury state.
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