Table 1.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Arthroscopic Lateral Meniscal Root Repair With Use of 2 Cinch-Loop Sutures

Advantages

Ease of suture passage with intra-articular Knee Scorpion

Good meniscal fixation with 2 cinch sutures in root tissue

Knee Scorpion is flexible so other preferred suture configurations can be used

Secure fixation of lateral meniscal root to bone socket

Drilling root repair socket from medial tibial incision allows for only one tibial incision because tibial socket is drilled through this same incision

Ease of tibial fixation using SwiveLock anchor for cortical fixation

Quick, efficient root repair procedure, which takes less valuable operating room time

Disadvantages

Pulling a bit of lateral meniscal root tissue into bone socket could theoretically shorten meniscus

Risk of suture cutout from meniscal root with range of motion and/or joint loading

Specialized instrumentation is necessary