Modified Inside-Out Suture Technique for Meniscus Repair

변형된Inside-Out 술식을 이용한 반월상 연골 봉합술

Purpose: To report modified technique of inside-out suture in repair of tear of postero medial corner of medial meniscus. Operative technique: Arthroscope is placed through anterolateral portal. Suture hook is delivered through anteromedial portal. By rotating the suture hook, it penetrates the inner portion of the torn meniscus from femoral surface to tibial surface of the meniscus for vertically oriented suture. A PDS suture is delivered through the lumen of suture hook, and the suture hook is withdrawn. The both ends of the suture are retrieved through anteromedial portal by a retriever, either grasper or crochet hook.A Zone-specific cannula is positioned below the inferior surface of the meniscus through anterolateral portal. The Looped Needle designed by the authors is delivered through the lumen of the Zone-specific cannula. The suture end of the tibial surface is placed in the loop of the Looped Needle and pulled out to the surface of posteromedial joint line. The suture end of the femoral surface is pulled out in same manner. A transverse skin incision of 1cm size is made adjacent to pulled out suture and the suture is tied. Discussion: Even though modified inside-out suture technique requires longer operation time than conventional inside-out technique, it provides vertically oriented suture and good tissue coaptation. The authors recommend this modified inside-out suture technique to be good alternative in repairing tear of the posteromedial corner of medial meniscus.

목적: 저자들은반월상연골후내각부에사용되던기존의inside-out 의수술수기를변형하여수직봉합이가능하면서충분한고정력을얻을수있는수술수기를보고하는바이다. 수술수기: 관절경을전외측도달법으로위치시키고봉합용갈고리를전내측도달법으로위치시켜봉합용갈고리를돌려서내측반월상연골후내각부에파열된부분의내측의대퇴골쪽표면에서경골쪽표면으로통과시킨다. 갈고리내로PDS $\#0$을통과시킨후봉합용갈고리를빼내고전내측도달법입구로PDS$\#0$의양끝을뽑아낸다. 전내측도달법입구에관절경을위치시킨후전외측도달법입구로Zone specific cannula를통과시켜반월상연골파열면의경골면에위치시키고저자가고안한Looped Needle을통과시킨 후 경골면의PDS $\#0$을Looped Needle의loop 사이를통과시킨후관절밖으로빼낸다.대퇴골면의PDS $\#0$도같은방법으로관절밖으로빼낸다. 2개의PDS 봉합사가나온입구근처에약1cm가량의incision 을넣고PDS 봉합사사이에연부조직이끼지않음을확인하고결찰을시행한다. 고찰: 변형된inside-out 봉합술은기존의inside-out 봉합술에비해수술시간의지연이있을수있으나, 수직봉합을할수있고견고한고정력을얻을수있으며해부학적인정복으로파열부위의접촉면을증가시켜후내각반월상연골의파열을봉합하는우수한방법으로판단되어보고하는바이다.