Treatment of 80 cases of meniscus injury with FasT-Fix total internal closure device
CHEN Langxin
LI Baofeng
SHEN Hongyuan
WANG Qing
CHEN Shuai
OU Yongliang
HUANG Huayang
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of FasT-Fix total internal closure device for the repair of meniscus injury. Methods A retrospective study was conducted for 80 patients of meniscus injury treated by FasT-Fix suture technique in Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command from November 2010 to November 2012. Preoperative and postoperative Lysholm scores were recorded, postoperative knee joint activity and meniscus healing conditions were observed. Results All patients were followed-up from 6 to 24 months with the average of 12 months, normal postoperative knee joint activity without locking were observed. According to clinical healing criteria, 76 cases got clinical healing of meniscus, with the clinical healing rate of 95% (76/80); 4 patients with failure of repair felt tenderness in joint space (+), of which 2 cases complicated with joint effusion and McMurray sign (+). Postoperative Lysholm score (85 ± 13) was higher than preoperative one (32 ± 12), the difference had statistical significance (t = 4.234, P= 0.000);There were excellent results in 60 cases, good in 12 cases, fair in 8 cases, the excellent and good rate was 90% (72/80). Conclusion Fast-Fix total internal closure technique has the advantages of minimal invasive injury, high efficiency and safety, especially for patients suffered from posterior horn of meniscus injury which is difficult to be sutured in the conventional procedure.
Keywords：MeniscitibialKnee injuriesReconstructive surgical proceduresSuture techniquesFasT-Fix sutureArthroscopy
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 84-88 )