Meniscal Repair with Meniscal Arrows

반월상연골 화살을 이용한 반월상연골 봉합술

Purpose: The results of meniscal repair of peripheral tear of meniscus with meniscal arrow was analysed. Materials and Methods: Peripheral tears of posterior 1/2 of menisci of 25 cases including 18medial, 6 lateral and 1 both menisci were repaired with meniscal arrows. One to six meniscal arrows were used for each meniscus according to the length of tears. Concurrent tears of ACL were noted in14 cases. The follow-up period was 3.4 years in average. The findings of physical examination and MRI which were taken once or twice in 1$\~$5 years after operation were evaluated. Results: Healing of the tear was achieved in all cases. However, a vertical longitudinal tear of body occurred in two medial menisci along the line of insertion of arrows. An arrow migrated subcuta-neously in two cases, respectively. Conclusions: The meniscal arrow was effective in the treatment of the peripheral tear of menicus. However, there was a chance of occurrence of longitudinal tear of the meniscus in case of insertion of arrows in a row. Migration of the arrow may occur.

목적:반월상연골변연부파열을반월상연골화살로고정하였으며그치료결과를분석하였다 .대상및방법: 반월상연골변연부파열25예로서내측이18예, 외측이6예, 양측이1예였다. 전예후방1/2 부위의파열이었으며, 각각의예마다화살을1개내지6개를삽입하였다. 전방십자인대동반파열이 14예( 56.0$\%$ )였다. 추시기간은평균3.4년이었다. 결과는이학적검사와수술후1 $\~$ 5년사이에1 $\~$ 2회시행한자기공명영상소견으로판정하였다. 결과:전예에서반월상연골파열의치유를얻었으나, 2예에서화살삽입선을따라종파열이발생하였고, 2예에서화살의피하이동으로동통을호소하였으며제거후쾌유되었다. 결론:화살이파열의치유에는효과적이었다. 다만나란히가깝게화살을많이삽입하면삽입구선을따라종파열이발생할가능성이있으며, 화살의피하이동도주의를요한다.