TY - JOUR
T1 - Needle Arthroscopic All-Inside Repair of Meniscal Tears Under Local Anesthesia
AU - Stornebrink, Tobias
AU - van Dijck, Robbert A. H. E.
AU - Douven, Dirk
AU - Kerkhoffs, Gino M. M. J.
N1 - Funding Information: The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: The Department of Orthopedic Surgery from the Amsterdam UMC was supported with an unrestricted research grant from Arthrex. R.v.D. reports personal fees from Arthrex, outside of the submitted work. T.S., D.D., and G.M.M.J.K. report grants from Arthrex, during the conduct of the study. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material . Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Arthroscopy Association of North America
PY - 2021/9/1
Y1 - 2021/9/1
N2 - Needle arthroscopy has experienced a substantial increase in image quality due to technical innovation, which has brought needle arthroscopic interventional possibilities along. Repair of meniscal tears is gaining popularity relative to meniscectomy and may be such a procedure that is suitable for needle arthroscopy. We here present a needle arthroscopic technique for all-inside repair of meniscal tears in the red zone and red–white zone. With the use of local anesthesia only, the procedure is easy to perform for the surgeon and well-tolerable for the patient. Compared with conventional approaches to meniscal repair, needle arthroscopy may result in improved patient experience, decreased soft-tissue trauma, speedier recovery, and less need for personnel and hospital facilities. Combined, the advantages may lead to decreased overall costs as well.
AB - Needle arthroscopy has experienced a substantial increase in image quality due to technical innovation, which has brought needle arthroscopic interventional possibilities along. Repair of meniscal tears is gaining popularity relative to meniscectomy and may be such a procedure that is suitable for needle arthroscopy. We here present a needle arthroscopic technique for all-inside repair of meniscal tears in the red zone and red–white zone. With the use of local anesthesia only, the procedure is easy to perform for the surgeon and well-tolerable for the patient. Compared with conventional approaches to meniscal repair, needle arthroscopy may result in improved patient experience, decreased soft-tissue trauma, speedier recovery, and less need for personnel and hospital facilities. Combined, the advantages may lead to decreased overall costs as well.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2021.05.020
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2021.05.020
M3 - Article
C2 - 34504758
SN - 2212-6287
VL - 10
SP - e2173-e2180
JO - Arthroscopy Techniques
JF - Arthroscopy Techniques
IS - 9
ER -