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The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term clinical and radiological results of the pie-crust (PC) technique performed during the repair of medial meniscal tears. This retrospective study included 86 patients who underwent arthroscopic medial meniscus repair. PC technique was performed if the medial joint width was less than 5\u2009mm. The patient population was divided into two groups as who underwent meniscus repair with PC technique (PC\u2009+\u2009repair group) or not (repair group). All patients were evaluated clinically (Kujala score, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective score, Lysholm score, and Tegner activity score) and radiologically (medial joint width and valgus laxity angle). When the medial joint width measurements before the PC technique and at the postoperative first and sixth months were compared, it was found to be statistically significant (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). However, there was no significant difference between the preoperative and 12-month postoperative joint width measurements (p\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). At the 12-month follow-up, no statistically significant difference was determined for the valgus laxity angle in the PC group compared with preoperative values (p\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). The follow-up Kujala score, IKDC subjective score, Lysholm score, and Tegner activity score were similar between the groups. The clinical scores in both groups were determined to have statistically significant increase at 12-month postoperatively compared with the preoperative values (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). 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