Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Repair

Certain MCL injuries, including femoral and tibial avulsion injuries, such as Stener lesions, are more amenable to repair than others.¹

Using FiberTape® suture for the InternalBrace™ technique for MCL repair has been shown to provide additional stabilization compared to an MCL repair using only suture.² Adding the InternalBrace technique to an MCL repair may result in lower failure rates and less residual laxity post-op as well as shorter immobilization times and faster return to play.² FiberTape sutures have been used for more than 15 years in more than 4 million cases, including tendon and ligament-bridging repairs.

^{The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to support the primary repair and is not intended as a replacement for the standard of care using biologic augmentation in a primary repair. The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only for soft-tissue-to-bone fixation and is not cleared for bone-to-bone fixation.}

^References

^{1. Shultz CL, Poehlein E, Morriss NJ, et al. Nonoperative management, repair, or reconstruction of the medial collateral ligament in combined anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament injuries-which is best? a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2024;52(2):522-534. doi:10.1177/03635465231153157}

^{2. van Eck CF, Nakamura T, Price T, Linde M, Smolinski P. Suture tape augmentation improves laxity of MCL repair in the ACL reconstructed knee. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021;29(8):2545-2552. doi:10.1007/s00167-020-06386-7}