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Bioabsorbable arrows versus screws in meniscal repair
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Sports Medicine
Bioabsorbable arrows versus screws in meniscal repair
Am J Sports Med. 2010 Nov;38(11):2211-7.
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S Jarvela R Sihvonen H Sirkeoja T Jarvela

42 patients undergoing all-inside meniscal repair were randomized to be treated with bioabsorbable meniscal arrows or meniscal screws, with the hypothesis that similar clinical outcomes would be seen at short-term follow-up for meniscal repair. At an average follow-up time of 27 months, the clinical outcomes, measured Lysholm score and the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) knee score, were similar, except the arrow group showed significantly greater chondral damage.

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