RT Conference Proceedings T1 Contributions to displacement and resistance of the meniscus-suture complex in transtibial meniscal root repair A1 Prado-Novoa, María A1 Pérez-Blanca, Ana A1 Estébanez-Campos, María Belén A1 Nadal-Martínez, Fernando A1 Espejo-Reina, Alejandro A1 Ceccarelli, Marco K1 Rodillas-Lesiones y heridas-Tratamiento K1 Biomecánica AB This work analyses in a porcine model the contributions of meniscal tissue, suture thread and meniscus-suture interaction to the permanent displacements generated at the repaired root after surgery to re-insert the posterior meniscal root using a transtibial pullout technique. Medial porcine menisci with a single suture applied at the posterior horn were subjected to cyclic and load-to-failure tests. Elongations of the different components of the meniscus-suture complex were determined applying photogrammetry. Results showed that after low intensity cyclic loading, the main contribution to permanent root displacements was due to the thread (51.2%), while no cutting of the suture through tissue occur at the interface. Under load-to-failure conditions, suture cutting started at a significantly higher load level (Suture Retention Strength, SRS), always before and close to the first local maximum of the load-elongation curve, and progressed rapidly afterwards causing the final failure of all specimens YR 2019 FD 2019 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/18382 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/18382 LA eng NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 21 ene 2026