Knee function after arthroscopic meniscectomy: A prospective study
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Orthopaedica
- Vol. 55 (2), 172-175
- https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678408992331
Abstract
In a prospective study, operation under arthroscopy was done in 100 consecutive patients (11 women and 89 men) with a lesion of one meniscus. Meniscectomy was done in 86 patients with medial meniscus tears and in 14 with lateral tears. After 2 weeks, 85 patients were back at work.Keywords
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