Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 12 , Pages 1515.e1-1515.e4, December 2005

Arthroscopic Excision of the Symptomatic Discoid Medial Meniscus in One Piece: A Surgical Technique

  • Sung-Jae Kim, M.D.
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  • Jun Dae Kwun, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Jun Dae Kwun, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-Dong, Seodaemun-Ku, 120-752, Seoul, Korea.
    • ,
  • Kwang Am Jung, M.D.
    • ,
  • Jong Min Kim, M.D.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract 

We introduce a surgical technique of arthroscopic excision of the symptomatic discoid medial meniscus in one piece. Compared with other surgical techniques of partial meniscectomy, our technique has several advantages. It is easier, less aggressive, there is less formation of foreign bodies, and it is a time-saving technique.

Key Words:  Discoid medial meniscus , Partial meniscectomy , One-piece excision

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 Cite this article as: Kim S-J, Kwun JD, Jung KA, Kim JM. Arthroscopic excision of the symptomatic discoid medial meniscus in one piece: A surgical technique. Arthroscopy 2005;21:1515.e1-1515.e4 [doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2005.09.012].

PII: S0749-8063(05)01330-7

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2005.09.012

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 12 , Pages 1515.e1-1515.e4, December 2005

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