The evolution of all-inside meniscal repair technology has given sports medicine surgeons an efficient, less invasive, yet more costly option to address meniscus tears. How does it compare in the long-run against the classic inside-out technique? Dr. Aaron Krych, MD and his team at Mayo Clinic examine this question specifically for bucket-handle tears, a situation that can typically be addressed with either an all-inside or an inside-out approach. He joins us to discuss the results of their study and if there is an advantage of one technique over the other.

The Medial Meniscus is a known secondary stabilizer to the ACL in terms of anterior tibial translation in the knee. So what happens after ACL reconstruction if the medial meniscus is deficient? Dr. Andrew Fithian, MD joins us to discuss his study addressing this very question. Coming to us from Kaiser Permanente San Diego, Dr. Fithian and his team investigated postoperative anterior tibial translation in autograft ACL patients with an intact medial meniscus, a repaired medial meniscus, or a partially resected medial meniscus. The results may guide decision making when facing a situation with an irreparable medial meniscus tear in the setting of an ACL tear, particularly with graft choice.