نتايج كوتاه مدت رمان پارگي هاي منيسك داخلي از طريق آرتروسكوپي به صورت منيسكتومي نيمه كامل

Short-Term Results ofArthroscopic Partial Meniscetomised Patients

Background: Meniscal injury is a major cause of functional im pairment of the knee. Total meniscectomy was the treatment ofchoice for m any years, hut long-term results we re not satisfactory. Nowadays, minimal partial meniscectomy performed arthroscopica11y, or meniscal repair when practically, have become the standard choice. Methods: One hundred and ten patients with stahle knee and history ofpain, giving way, and locking, which their MRI showed only medial meniscus tear, were selected for partial m enisceetomy. Evaluation included a patient nadiological evaluation by Fairbanks classification for operated and non-operated knee, phy sical examination and Lysholm score before and 6, 18, 36 months after operation. Results: Only 87 patients (78 m en, 9 women) were available for follow-up. Mean age for m en was 27.8 y ears (18-53 years) and for women 36.9 years (22-50 years). Meniscus tear was bucket handle in 54%, flap in 10.4%, radial in 8%, and complex in 27.6% of cases. Mean Ly sholm score was 48. 4 (range: 41~55) before-operation which increased to 80.87 (range: 73-85), 90.6 (range: 78-95), and 90.87 (range: 68-95) 6, 18. and 36 months after operation, respectively (p