Journals / Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica / 2006 / Cilt: 40 - Sayı: 4

The “wheel track” technique in the lateral meniscus surgery: a technical note

Lateral menisküs cerrahisinde “tekerlek izi” yöntemi: Teknik not

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338–341
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Moreover, the technique offers considerable advantages such as ease of application through the standard portals, low cost, and avoidance of iatrogenic chondral injuries due to technical difficulties.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Partial meniscectomy is the most widely used intervention in the arthroscopic treatment of meniscal disorders.
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Key Findings & Data:The “wheel track” technique, first described here, will facilitate partial meniscectomy in cases where surgical intervention presents difficulties, in particular at the corpus or the anterior horn of the menisci, and the discoid meniscus.
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Conclusion & Impact:Moreover, the technique offers considerable advantages such as ease of application through the standard portals, low cost, and avoidance of iatrogenic chondral injuries due to technical difficulties.
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⚙️Variables:Menisküs · tibial · Artroskopi

Abstract

Partial meniscectomy is the most widely used intervention in the arthroscopic treatment of meniscal disorders. Despite improved arthroscopic techniques and instrumentation, surgery of the lateral compartment is still challenging. The “wheel track” technique, first described here, will facilitate partial meniscectomy in cases where surgical intervention presents difficulties, in particular at the corpus or the anterior horn of the menisci, and the discoid meniscus. In this technique, an incomplete groove resembling a “wheel track” is created on the surface of the meniscus with the use of the tip of electrocautery. This hollow pathway on the surface of the meniscus will help prevent any unintentional divergence of the punch forceps and enable meniscectomy to be completed along the desired direction. Moreover, the technique offers considerable advantages such as ease of application through the standard portals, low cost, and avoidance of iatrogenic chondral injuries due to technical difficulties.

Özet

Menisküs patolojilerinin artroskopik tedavisinde parsiyel menisektomi en sık uygulanan yöntemdir. Günümüzdeki artroskopik teknik ve enstrümanlardaki gelişmelere karşın, lateral eklem aralığı cerrahisi halen zorluğunu korumaktadır. Bu yazıda ilk kez tanımlanan “tekerlek izi” yöntemi, özellikle diskoid menisküs cerrahisinde olmak üzere, cerrahi müdahalenin zor olduğu durumlarda menisektomiyi kolaylaştırmaktadır. Tanımlanan teknikte, artroskopi sırasında uygulanacak menisektomi miktarı ve bölgesi belirlendikten sonra, çıkarılacak alanın sınırı koter ucuyla tam olmayan derin bir oluk (tekerlek izi) açılarak belirlenir. Menisküsün üst yüzünde açılan oluk, menisektomi sırasında kesici aletin (punch) kaymasını engelleyecek; böylece, daha önce belirlenmiş doğrultudan menisektominin tamamlanmasını sağlayacaktır. Yöntem, kolay uygulanması ve ucuz olması yanı sıra ek giriş gereksinimini ve teknik zorluklar sonucu oluşabilecek iyatrojenik kıkırdak yaralanma riskini ortadan kaldırması gibi önemli avantajlar sağlamaktadır.

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AYDIN, A. T., ÖZCANLI, H. (2006). The “wheel track” technique in the lateral meniscus surgery: a technical note. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, Cilt: 40 - Sayı: 4, 338–341. https://ajindex.com/articles/354751

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