Medial meniscus posterior root repair influences sagittal length and coronal inclination of the anterior cruciate ligament: a retrospective study.
Yuki OkazakiTakayuki FurumatsuYuya KodamaTakaaki HiranakaKeisuke KintakaYusuke KamatsukiToshifumi OzakiPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2022)
Pathologically-stretched linear ACL at 90° of knee flexion and a steep ACL inclination at 10° of knee flexion could be reduced after MM posterior root repair. This suggests that pullout repair could restore MM function as a secondary stabilizer, thereby preventing meniscal and cartilage degeneration.