Table 3.
Tear and suture characteristics of all included studies (n = 12)
| Tear and Suture characteristics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Author | Journal | Subgroups | Length | Type | Zone | Laterality (medial%/lateral%) | Suture details (technique, number, absorbable/non-absorbable) | Time between meniscus injury to surgery (months) |
| 2019 | Billières J et al. [5] | KSSTA | No subgoup | Not specified | Horizontal | Not specified | 21/79a | Vertical sutures, Absorbable | Not specified |
| 2014 | Bogunovic L et al. [6] | JBJSA | Isolated MR | Not specified | Not specified | RR, RW | 62/38 | Not specified | Not specified |
| 2005 | Lee GP et al. [14] | AJSM | No subgoup | Ø 20.6 mm (15–35 mm) | Vertical longitudinal | RR, RW | Not specified | Ø 2.51 arrows (1–6) | Not specified |
| 2009 | Logan M et al. [15] | AJSM | No subgoup | Not specified | Bucket-handle, radial, complex tears | Not specified | 67/33 | Vertical sutures, Ø 3.7 (1–12), absorbable | Ø 7 (0–45) |
| 2006 | Majewski M et al. [19] | AJSM | No subgoup | Not specified | Vertical longitudinal | Not specified | 57/43 | Not specified | Not specified |
| 2015 | Pujol N et al. [25] | KSSTA | No subgoup | Not specified | Vertical | RR, RW | 61/39a | Ø 3 sutures (1–7) | Ø 114 ± 10 |
| 2000 | Rockborn P et al. [26] | JBJSB | No subgoup | 20–40 mm | Vertical longitudinal, bucket-handle | Not specified | 55/45 | Not specified | 13.5 ± 26 weeksb |
| 2007 | Siebold R et al. [29] | Arthroscopy | No subgoup | 10–25 mm | Not specified | RR, RW | Not specified | Ø 2 arrows (1–4) | Ø 3 (0–21) |
| 2016 | Solheim E et al. [31] | KSSTA | No subgoup | ≥ 10 mm | Bucket-handle | RR, RW | Not specified | Absorbable | Not specified |
| 2015 | Steadman JR et al. [33] | AJSM | No subgoup | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | (2–5), absorbable | Not specified |
| 2004 | Steenbrugge F et al. [34] | KSSTA | Inside-Out | Not specified | Not specified | RR, RW, WW | 85/15 | Not specified | Not specified |
| Biofix™ Arrow | 92/8 | Not specified | Not specified | ||||||
| 2014 | Westermann RW et al. [41] | AJSM | No subgoup | Ø 16.5 mm | Vertical longitudinal, bucket-handle, horizontal, oblique, radial, complex | RR, RW, WW | 68/32 | Not specified | Not specified |
All numbers refer to time at follow-up unless stated differently
ACL anterior cruciate ligament, ACLR anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, AJSM American Journal of Sports Medicine, JBJSA Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume, JBJSB Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume, KSSTA Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, MR meniscus repair, RR Red–Red, RW Red–White, WW White–White, Ø average value
aAt baseline
bMedian value