%0 Journal Article %T Meniscal sutures: biomechanical study of ˇ°mulberryˇ± and horizontal loop techniques %A Fabiano Fantasia %A Gabriele Potalivo %A Giacomo Placella %A Luigi Fantasia %A Giuliano Cerulli %J Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology %@ 1590-9999 %D 2012 %I %R 10.1007/s10195-011-0162-y %X Our results show the need to perform meniscal sutures and the futility of sutures that are intended to withstand elevated loads such as traction strengths of >30 N, as these produce irreparable secondary lesions that alter the histological structure of the meniscus and prevent healing. %K Arthroscopy %K Meniscus %K Sutures %K Loop %K Mulberry %U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10195-011-0162-y