Authors’ Response:
We appreciate the letter to the editor and agree with the comments. It is important to highlight that Abdelkafy and colleagues evaluated a cruciate pattern produced with a single suture1 while our study evaluated a cruciate pattern created by 2 meniscal repair suture devices,2 effectively producing a repair with 2 sutures. The difference of 1 suture versus 2 sutures is a probable explanation for the difference in conclusions reached between the 2 studies.
Charles Milchteim, MD
Eric A. Branch, MS
Ty Maughon
Jay Hughey, MD
Adam W. Anz, MD
Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA
Footnotes
The authors declared that they have no conflicts of interest in the authorship and publication of this contribution.
References
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