Meniscus Root Stabilization In Pediatrics - Are In Vivo Placed Suture Anchors a Biomechanically Viable Construct in Root Repair?

Bryan Khoo, Hubert Tuyishime, Luis Fernando Viegas de Moraes Leme, Iris Cong, Alan Anaya Gallegos, Paul Bergeron, Katelin Isakoff, Calvin Chan, Yi-Meng Yen, Matthew Schmitz, Marc Tompkins, Philip Wilson, Molly Meadows, Akbar Syed, Amishi Jobanputra, Brendon Mitchell, Charles Chan, Henry Ellis, Theodore Ganley, Kevin Shea

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

Published online on June 17, 2026

Abstract

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 6_suppl5, June 2026.
Background:Meniscus root suture anchors are used for adult meniscus root fixation, due to improved biomechanical performance compared with suture/button fixation on the anterior tibia, but in smaller pediatric knees, arthroscopic suture anchor fixation ...