Combined Repair of Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions and Posterior Root Tears of the Lateral Meniscus During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Case Report

JBJS Case Connect. 2023 Feb 16;13(1). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.22.00659. eCollection 2023 Jan 1.

Abstract

Case: This case report describes the clinical outcomes for 2 patients who underwent a primary or revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with a combined inside-out and transtibial pullout repair for a medial meniscal ramp lesion (MMRL) and a lateral meniscus root tear (LMRT), respectively. Promising short-term outcomes were seen at the one-year follow-up for both patients.

Conclusions: Utilization of these repair techniques can successfully treat a combined MMRL and LMRT injury at the time of primary or revision ACL reconstruction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament / pathology
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries* / surgery
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction* / methods
  • Humans
  • Knee Injuries* / surgery
  • Menisci, Tibial / diagnostic imaging
  • Menisci, Tibial / pathology
  • Menisci, Tibial / surgery
  • Tibial Meniscus Injuries* / diagnostic imaging
  • Tibial Meniscus Injuries* / pathology
  • Tibial Meniscus Injuries* / surgery