Table 2.

Tips, Pearls, and Pitfalls of All-Inside Suture Technique for Lateral Meniscal Lesions Using ConMed Linvatec Suture Hook

Tips	Pearls	Pitfalls
Pass a 45° suture hook through the anterolateral portal.	No accessory portal is needed.	The small suture hook might not pass through the lesion to the posterior recess when dealing with a large meniscus.
Perfectly view the posterior recess and the popliteus tendon with the camera in the anteromedial portal.	The camera is never moved from the anteromedial portal.	Entrapment of the suture hook in the meniscal tissue can occur.
Use a suture retriever to recover the thread.	No cannulas are needed.	Rupture of the suture hook can occur.
Make knots in the posterior recess using a knot pusher.	No iatrogenic cartilage damage occurs.
	Standard 30° equipment is sufficient.