ARTHROSCOPIC REPAIR FOR A FLAP TEAR OF THE POSTERIOR HORN OF THE LATERAL MENISCUS ADJACENT TO ITS TIBIAL INSERTION

A flap tear of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus adjacent to its tibial insertion combined with acute rupture of the anterior cruci ate ligament was successfully repaired arthroscopically by a combinati on of advancement of the tip of the flap into a drill hole created in the tibia and an inside-out stacked suture technique using Henning ins trumentation in two cases. However, the long-term function of the repa ired menisci, which was reduced several millimeters in circumferential length, is still unknown.