Arthroscopic surgery of the discoid meniscus during childhood.

Chir Organi Mov

Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia Pediatrica, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.

Published: June 1998

A total of 43 lateral discoid menisci in 38 patients submitted to arthroscopy between 1990 and 1995 is discussed. Age ranged from 2 to 14 years. Morphological changes of the lateral meniscus were classified according to Watanabe criteria. The features of preoperative symptoms were related to the type of meniscal lesion and to the age of the patient, and the results evaluated according to the Ikeuchi scale.

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