Instructional Course Lectures, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair with Use of the Outside-in Technique*† by SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 82(1): January 1, 2000 ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Fig. 1 Illustration depicting the suturing of the anterior part of a meniscal allograft to the capsule with use of the outside-in technique. SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82: ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Fig. 2 Athroscopic image showing a fibrin clot (C) secured to the site of the tear with use of a suture placed with the outside-in technique. SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82: ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Fig. 3 Arthroscopic image showing the so-called Mulberry knots (arrows) resting on the meniscal surface and maintaining the tear in a reduced position. SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82: ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Fig. 4 Illustration showing the orientation of the needles. SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82: ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Fig. 5 Arthroscopic image showing a so-called dilator knot. SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82: ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Fig. 6 Arthroscopic image showing adjacent spinal needles placed across the tear and number-0 polydioxanone sutures placed through the needle from the outside. SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82: ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Fig. 7-A Arthroscopic image showing a wire cable loop passed through a cannulated needle and a second needle placed across the tear, entering into the wire cable loop. SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82: ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Fig. 7-B Arthroscopic image showing a suture placed into the wire cable loop through the second needle. SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82: ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Fig. 8 Illustration depicting a permanent suture being brought in through the anterior portal and placed into the wire cable loop. SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82: ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Fig. 9 Arthroscopic image showing a fibrin clot (C) placed at the site of the tear. SCOTT A. RODEO J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82: ©2000 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.