AOSSM Specialty Day 2023 with ISAKOS - no CME-3. AOSSM-ISAKOS - Session VII

3. AOSSM-ISAKOS - Session VII - Massey

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Video Summary

In this video, the speaker discusses the comparison between all soft suture anchors and traditional peak anchors for meniscus repair. The speaker highlights previous studies that show no significant difference in failure rates or patient-reported outcomes between the two anchor types. However, there may be a higher risk of nerve irritation and complications with inside-out repair techniques. The speaker presents a study comparing the biomechanical performance of the two anchor types and concludes that the all soft suture anchors have comparable failure loads to peak anchors. There were no differences in gap formation or stiffness among the four anchor types tested. (Note: No credits were mentioned in the transcript provided.)

Keywords

soft suture anchors

traditional peak anchors

meniscus repair

failure rates

patient-reported outcomes