Abstract：【Objective】To investigate the clinical effect of minimally invasive FasT-Fix suture repair in the treatment of knee meniscus injury. 【Methods】 A total of 72 patients with knee meniscus injury in our hospital from February 2015 to December 2016 were treated with minimally invasive FasT-Fix suture repair was performed. The IKDC and Lysholm scoring systems were used to evaluate the function of knee joint. γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), interleukin -4 (IL-4), IL-8, tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α)and C reactive protein (CRP) before and after treatment were detected. 【Results】The surgery time frame was 17~45min with average surgery time (27.80 ± 6.81) min. The amount of intraoperative blood loss was 5~30 mL with average amount 15.40 ± 6.11 mL. The follow-up time ranged from 9 to 31 months, the average follow-up time was (20.42 ± 6.88) months.The clinical healing rate was 90.28%.The IKDC and Lysholm scores at 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery were significantly improved compared to before surgery (P<0.05).The levels of TNF-α, IL-4, IL-8 and CRP at 3 d and 7 d post-operation did not show significant differences compared to pre-operation (P>0.05). 【Conclusion】Minimally invasive FasT-Fix suture repair for the treatment of knee meniscus injury is effective for better postoperative knee function recovery and less inflammatory response. It is worthy of clinical application.
2019, Vol. 36 
