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Lateral Meniscal Repair After Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report
Tomohiro Tomihara1, Yusuke Hashimoto2, Junsei Takigami1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shimada Hospital, Habikino, Osaka, Japan.
Case:
A 54-year-old woman had recurrent knee locking symptoms 2 years after undergoing left, medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). At the meniscal repair surgery following UKA, there was anterior translation of the lateral meniscus with anterior and posterior popliteomeniscal fascicle tears. Although the primary lateral meniscal repair using the all-inside technique failed, the patient's symptoms were resolved after the revision meniscal repair using the inside-out technique.
Conclusion:
For the symptoms of lateral meniscal tear after UKA, meniscal repair should be considered to reduce lateral compartment osteoarthritis progression.
