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en sutura meniscal
A. Espejo Baena(1), J.M. Serrano Fernández(1),
F. de la Torre Solís(1), J. Ruiz del Pino(2)
Correspondencia:
Alejandro Espejo Baena
Paseo Reding, 9, 1º C
290016 Málaga
correo electrónico: espejoreina@terra.es
Los conocidos efectos negativos a largo plazo de la Meniscal suture: an update. The well-known long-
meniscectomía, junto con los buenos resultados contras- term negative effects of meniscectomy, together with
tados de la reparación meniscal, condicionan que pro- the demonstrated good results of meniscal repair, have
gresivamente aumente la tendencia a conservar los me- led to a progressively increasing trend toward meniscal
niscos. La indicación de reparación meniscal viene dada preservation. The indication for meniscal repair is mainly
fundamentalmente por la localización y la naturaleza de conditioned by the location and nature of the lesion and
la lesión y la edad del paciente, habiéndose comprobado, by the patient’s age; better results have furthermore been
además, mejores resultados si la técnica se realiza con- demonstrated when the repair technique is associated to
juntamente con una plastia del LCA. Fundamentalmente, ACL ligamentoplasty. Three repair techniques are mainly
se utilizan tres técnicas de reparación (“dentro-fuera”, used (inside-outside, outside-inside, and all-inside), and
“fuera-dentro” y “todo dentro”), existiendo numerosos a number of devices are available for carrying them out.
dispositivos para realizarlas. A pesar de existir gran Even though a large number of meniscal fixation devices
cantidad de fijadores meniscales diseñados, parece que have been designed, the suture systems seem to maintain
continúan vigentes los sistemas de sutura y, últimamente their validity, in latter times together with all-inside sys-
también, los sistema “todo dentro” basados en la sutura tems based on suturing as the adequate repair technique.
como técnica idónea de reparación.
Palabras clave: Meniscos. Sutura meniscal. Reparación Key words: Meniscus. Meniscal suture. Meniscal repair.
meniscal.
24 Cuadernos de Artroscopia. Vol. 14, supl. 1, n.º 30, febrero 2007 (24-34)
A. Espejo, J.M. Serrano, F. de la Torre, J. Ruiz
INDICACIONES
TÉCNICAS QUIRÚRGICAS
Figura 11. Anudado a través de una pequeña incisión Figura 12. Aguja del dispositivo “todo dentro” asoman-
cutánea. do en el receso posterior.
Figura 13. Recuperación del hilo por el portal antero- Figura 14. Anudado con ayuda de un empujanudos.
externo.
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