Angiocatheter‐Assisted All‐Inside Repair of Meniscal Ramp Lesions: A Simple and Cost‐Effective Technique
Mohammad Ayati Firoozabadi, Mohammad Rastegar, Pouya Tabatabaei Irani, Rahmatullah Azimi, Armin Akbarzadeh, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi · 2026
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Mohammad Ayati Firoozabadi and colleagues present a low-cost, all-inside repair for meniscal ramp lesions of the inner knee meniscus. Their 2026 technical paper addresses tears at the meniscus-capsule junction, often seen with anterior cruciate ligament injury, which worsen instability if left untreated. Standard repairs often need a back-inside portal or costly devices.
The method works entirely through front portals, passing FiberWire sutures across the tear with an 18-gauge angiocatheter, a thin hollow needle, and tying them with a sliding Duncan knot. It avoids back-inside dissection, shortens operating time, and removes dependence on expensive implants. The authors call it safe, reproducible, and cost-effective, a practical option where standard repair systems are unavailable, while healing outcomes need follow-up.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mohammad Ayati Firoozabadi, Mohammad Rastegar, Pouya Tabatabaei Irani, Rahmatullah Azimi, Armin Akbarzadeh, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |