Abstract:Objective To evaluate the short-term effects of the arthroscopic repair of the meniscal anterior horn injury with the abdominal stapler.Methods From May 2019 to May 2020, the clinical data of 32 patients with meniscus anterior horn injury treated with abdominal stapler under arthroscopy were retrospectively analyzed. The meniscal body injury of 14 cases were dealt with all-inside method, all patients were dealt with outside-in method assisted by abdominal stapler. The clinical cure criterion of menical injury included: no lock, no pain, no swell and negative McMurray test.Results All the patients were followed-up from 12 ~ 22 months, Lysholm rating system was used to determine the function of the knee and the level of activity of the patients. After operation, all the patients were clinical cured. Each patient was sutured with 2 ~ 4 stitches, and the average operation time of each stitch was about 2 min, the time stayed in hospital was 3 ~ 7 d (mean 4.2 d), the achievement radio of surgery were 92.5% one year after operation. The preoperative Lysholm score of operated knees was (44.13 ± 11.65) and the postoperative Lysholm score was (88.56 ± 13.23), and there was significant difference between them (t = 3.14, P < 0.01).Conclusion Assisted by the abdominal stapler under arthroscopy, it is efficient, safe and economic for meniscal anterior horn repair, and deserved popularity.