the role of partial meniscectomy has become much more viable. Both open and arthroscopically assisted meniscal repair techniques have been described. Open meniscal repair offers the advantage of ...

Having had surgery to repair a torn meniscus may increase the risk of future meniscus injuries. This can occur when a partial meniscectomy thins areas of cartilage, creating weaknesses that can ...

Meniscectomy for complex meniscal tears not amenable to repair is still an accepted method of treatment. In the past, physicians treating patients who had had a meniscectomy had few options ...

Meniscal ramp lesions ... significantly lower rates of secondary meniscectomy, indicating better long-term success[2]. This suggests that the choice of repair technique can have a substantial ...

Exclusion criteria <20 subjects; anterior cruciate ligament-deficient patients; discoid menisci; meniscus repair, transplantation or implants; total or open meniscectomy. Methods One reviewer ...

Arthroscopic Repair of a Meniscal Tear Arthroscopy ... to return to the field within four to six weeks after the meniscectomy. The meniscus does play an important role in a soccer player's knee.

often leading to partial meniscectomy, where a portion of the meniscus is removed. To address the loss of meniscal tissue, various scaffolds have been developed to aid in meniscal repair and ...