Resultados clínicos a corto plazo de la sutura meniscal en pacientes asociados a seguros laborales

Objective

To analyze the clinical results of meniscus suture using the all-inside or inside-out technique, in a population associated with occupational safety.

Method

A retrospective study conducted on accident patients with reparable vertical meniscus injuries and subjected to a Sequent^® all-inside or inside-out meniscus suture. The patients were evaluated using the Lysholm and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scales. A total of 43 meniscus tears were repaired, with a mean follow-up of 19.86 months after the date of the surgery (range 6 months to 46 months). The mean age at the time of the surgery was 27.1 years (range16 years to 49 years). The internal meniscus was sutured in 12 cases (27.9%), in the lateral meniscus in 27 cases (62.7%), and in both menisci in 4 patients (9.3%). A simultaneous ligamentoplasty procedure was required in 14 patients due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.

Results

The unsatisfactory postoperative Lysholm and IKDC scores observed in 3 patients were considered as technique failures. The success rate was 93.0%, while the failure rate of the meniscus suture was 7.0%. No superiority of results was obtained in the patients subjected to a simultaneous ligamentoplasty. The mean score on the Lysholm scale increased from 24.81 in the preoperative period to 91.51 (55-100) in the postoperative period, and an increase from 25.66 to 89.94 (45-100) was observed in the mean IKDC score. No complications were observed as regards the surgical technique.

Conclusions

The meniscus suture using the all-inside and inside-out techniques in a group of working patients showed functional improvements with a safe technique with few complications.