Tips and tricks of meniscal repair

With the well-established fact that meniscectomy predisposes patients to early osteoarthritis, there has been an increase in the incidence of meniscal repairs in recent years, even in active older patients, and in avascular zones. Although many techniques have been described for meniscal repair, even experienced surgeons face difficulties in certain scenarios. In this technical note, we present some techniques to facilitate the arthroscopic treatment of meniscal repair in general and introduce some novel techniques in some special scenarios.