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Title of Journal: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr
Abbravation: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
DOI
10.1016/j.accpm.2016.06.004
ISSN
1433-7347
This study compared the longterm clinical and radiological outcomes according to the extent of arthroscopic meniscectomy of complete and incomplete types of the discoid lateral meniscus A total of 125 discoid menisci 74 complete and 51 incomplete types without significant cartilage erosion at the time of surgery were included The extent of meniscectomy was decided along with tear patterns and the stability of the discoid meniscus Both clinical and radiological results were evaluated after total or partial meniscectomy In the complete type of discoid meniscus with less than 5 years of followup the total meniscectomy group showed better clinical results than the partial meniscectomy group However with over 5 years of followup there were no differences between the two groups In the radiological results there was no significant difference between the two groups during the first 5 years after operation However with more than 5 years of followup the partial meniscectomy group showed better results than the total meniscectomy group In the incompletetype discoid meniscus clinical results were better in the partial meniscectomy group regardless of the followup periods In the radiological results the partial meniscectomy group showed better results for only more than 5 years of followup The longterm prognosis after arthroscopic meniscectomy for the torn discoid lateral meniscus was related to the volume of the meniscus removed