Cabaud H E, Rodkey W G, Fitzwater J E
Am J Sports Med. 1981 May-Jun;9(3):129-34. doi: 10.1177/036354658100900301.
In an effort to determine the healing potential of medial meniscus tears, 20 canine and 12 rhesus knee joints were subjected to transverse medial meniscus laceration and repair with a single Dexon suture (Davis & Geck, Pearl River, NY). At four months, 12 out of 32 (38%) had healed completely with restoration of the inner meniscal rim and 18 (56%) showed partial healing sufficient to protect the underlying articular cartilage. Only 2 (6%) of the menisci failed to heal. Histologic evaluation showed that the scar tissue present in the menisci was composed of unorganized collagen without common ground substance components. As a result of these studies, we believe that certain meniscal tears, particularly those involving the vascular periphery, can heal and may be repaired rather than treated by meniscectomy.
为了确定内侧半月板撕裂的愈合潜力，对20个犬膝关节和12个恒河猴膝关节进行了内侧半月板横向撕裂，并使用单根 Dexon 缝线（Davis & Geck，纽约州珍珠河）进行修复。四个月时，32个中有12个（38%）完全愈合，半月板内缘恢复，18个（56%）显示部分愈合，足以保护下方的关节软骨。只有2个（6%）半月板未能愈合。组织学评估显示，半月板中存在的瘢痕组织由无组织的胶原蛋白组成，没有常见的基质成分。基于这些研究，我们认为某些半月板撕裂，特别是那些涉及血管周边的撕裂，可以愈合，可能可以修复而不是通过半月板切除术治疗。
