No clinical differences between outside-in and all-inside techniques in medial meniscus repair: emphasizing Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) -based outcomes
Both outside-in and all-inside techniques offer comparable clinical improvements in the repair of zone-3 and zone-4 medial meniscus tears, achieving success defined by MCID thresholds. The outside-in group used fewer sutures and exhibited a slightly higher complication rate, although this difference was not statistically significant. These findings support similar clinical outcomes for both techniques and may help guide surgical decision-making based on individual cases and surgeon experience.
Authors
- Arman Vahabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8937-6658)
- Ali Engin Daştan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3637-8550)
- Serhat Akçaalan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7350-6422)
- Ceyhun Çağlar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4286-7852)
- Kaushik Sen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4063-840X)
- Çağatay Güler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6437-9169)
- Ali Okan Tarlacık (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0818-1390)
Institutions
- Izmir University (TR)
- Koç University (TR)
- Ankara University (TR)
- Istanbul Aydın University (TR)
- Ege University (TR)
- Eskişehir City Hospital (TR)
- Memorial Ankara Hospital (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-09145-2
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00