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( Takaaki Hiranaka ),( Takayuki Furumatsu ),( Yuki Okazaki ),( Keisuke Kintaka ),( Yusuke Kamatsuki ),( Ximing Zhang ),( Haowei Xue ),( Masanori Hamada ),( Toshifumi Ozaki ) 대한슬관절학회 2022 대한슬관절학회지 Vol.34 No.-
Background: There are no recommendations for specific suture materials in transtibial pullout repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of transtibial pullout repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears using ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene sutures and suture tape. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 36 patients (27 women and 9 men, mean age 64.1 years) who had undergone transtibial pullout repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears between November 2018 and December 2019. Two groups of 18 patients each received either two different cord-like sutures or suture tape. Clinical parameters were assessed preoperatively and on second-look arthroscopy (mean postoperative period 12 months). The meniscal healing status was assessed using a previously published scoring system (ranging from 0 to 10), and the incidence rate of suture cut-out was assessed on second-look arthroscopy. Results: All clinical scores significantly improved in both groups, with no significant between-group differences on second-look arthroscopy. The arthroscopic meniscal healing scores significantly differed between sutures (mean 6.7 points) and suture tape (mean 7.4 points; p = 0.044). No significant between-group difference in the suture cutout rate was observed. Conclusions: This study found no significant differences in the clinical outcomes between ultrahigh-molecularweight polyethylene sutures and suture tape. Favorable clinical outcomes were obtained using both types of suture; however, the usefulness of suture tape appears to be limited.