Minimizing the risk of injury to the popliteal artery during pullout repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears: A cadaveric study

• Main Authors: Yuta Mori (Author), Tomoaki Kamiya (Author), Shinichiro Okimura (Author), Kousuke Shiwaku (Author), Yohei Okada (Author), Atsushi Teramoto (Author), Toshihiko Yamashita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the positional effect of guide pins used in the transtibial pullout repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears on the popliteal artery. Methods: We used eight cadaveric knees. Two 2.4-mm guide pins were inserted into the posterior root of...