Table 1.

Pearls and Pitfalls

Pearls	1.Debriding the lesion 2.Posteromedial portal entry according to Sonnery-Cottet16 3.Prepositioning 4.Intercondylar notchplasty 5.In larger patients, use a peripheral intravenous catheter, 14 gauge 6.Make the first suture in the capsule and then the meniscus 7.Use 2-0 long high-strength thread (enables 2-3 sutures)
Pitfalls	1.Do not pull the knot to tighten it. Always use the knot pusher 2.Avoid not having good intercondylar access 3.Using a cannula avoids extravasation, but hampers handling 4.Avoid trying to pierce the meniscus and capsule in a single pass of the needle 5.Avoid excess pressure in the pump for liquid extravasation 6.Never activate the Scorpion suture passer without being under direct view