Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine

Known lesion - new approach

The new SmartMex® all-inside meniscus refixation system from KARL STORZ allows easy
access to the joint to repair tears in the peripheral region and the red-white zone. The customary all-inside technique works on the principle of punching through the meniscus in order to place the implant. With the SmartMex^_® system, work is less traumatic as the meniscus is dilated with the implant diameter.

• Less traumatic
• Constant pressure distribution
• Knotless and self-blocking system
• Calibrated handle and stiff shaft

The quadriceps tendon is used in cruciate ligament revision surgery and, more and more frequently, for the primary reconstruction of the anterior (ACL) and posterior (PCL) cruciate ligaments. The quadriceps tendon has also emerged as an ideal graft source for the reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL).

In order to provide fast and safe tendon harvesting, a special tendon harvesting system has been developed featuring the following properties:

• Safe and easy subcutaneous tendon harvesting
• Defined harvesting depth

The instrument set also enables quadriceps tendon harvesting for the anatomical reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL). One of the benefits of this technique is that it allows implant- and tunnel-free fixation to the patella.

POWERFIX® PEEK interference screws, made from PEEK-OPTIMA®, provide another innovation that complements the KARL STORZ implant portfolio. A highlight of the screw design is the availability of femoral reverse-thread interference screws which prevent luxation of the graft in the anterior direction during ACL reconstruction of the right knee. The double-threaded screw design makes it possible to insert the screw with just a few turns of a screwdriver that accommodates all screw sizes. 

PEEK-OPTIMA® implant material features the following properties:

• High mechanical stability
• Excellent biocompatibility
• Inert, non-resorbable PEEK

The POWERFIX® interference screws made of PEEK-OPTIMA® are radiolucent and thus allow optimal monitoring of the healing process by means of X-rays, CT or MRI without creating artefacts.