J Korean Orthop Assoc. 1995 Feb;30(1):97-103. Korean.
Published online Oct 25, 2018.
https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1995.30.1.97
Published online Oct 25, 2018.
https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1995.30.1.97
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Original Article
Treatment of torn discoid meniscus in children
Hong Chul Lim,
Seok Hyun Lee
and Yoon Sung Chung
Abstract
In children, snapping knee syndrome and joint pain with the loss of physiological hyperextension strongly suggests a diagnosis of a torn discoid meniscus. We performed arthroscopic meniscectomy to treat torn discoid lateral meniscus on 19 knees and open meniscectomy on 9 knees of 26 children(average age: 10.9 yrs) from September, 1983 to October, 1993 at Guro hospital. According to Ikeuchi's grading system', excellent results were obtained in 14, good in 11, fair in 2 knees and poor in 1 knee which was associated with osteochondritis dissecans. The knees treated by partial meniscectomy showed less Fairbank's radiologic changes than those by total meniscectomy during the average follow-up 4.2 years(minimum 1 year, maximum 7 year 11 months).
Keywords
Discoid meniscus; Meniscectomy; Children
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