After reducing a bucket handle tear the posterior horn is sutured using all inside technique, middle third using inside - out technique and anterior third using outside-in technique. Sutures can be horizontal or vertical. A vertically oriented suture provides broader coaptation of the tear and does not cause meniscal bunching. However it is technically more demanding.
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