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meniscectomy

[‚men·ə′sek·tə‚mē]
(medicine)
Surgical removal of a meniscus or semilunar cartilage.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The eye-catching finding was the difference in the incidence of total knee replacement (TKR) through 5 years: 10% in those who underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, either as initial therapy or after crossing over from the physical therapy group, compared with 2% in patients who underwent physical therapy alone.
Total knee replacement risk soared after surgery for meniscal tears
Risk factors for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis fifteen to twenty-two years after meniscectomy. Arthritis Rheum 2004;50:2811-9.
Glycosaminoglycan Content of the Lateral Compartment Cartilage in Knees Conforming to the Indications for Oxford Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
We can state that, during a partial meniscectomy, a concurrent synovectomy would have been performed even if she had no infection because the inflammatory synovial reaction is well known to give pain, soreness, stiffness, and longer recovery to patients.
Isolated Knee Arthritis as Early and Only Symptom of Whipple's Disease
They combined intra-articular delivery of gefitinib with the implantation of a collagen scaffold to repair meniscal defects in a rabbit meniscectomy model.
Cell-Free Strategies for Repair and Regeneration of Meniscus Injuries through the Recruitment of Endogenous Stem/Progenitor Cells
Malmivaara et al., "Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus sham surgery for a degenerative meniscal tear," New England Journal of Medicine, vol.
The Benefits of an In-Office Arthroscopy in the Diagnosis of Unresolved Knee Pain
Exercise therapy versus arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative meniscal tear in middle aged patients: randomised controlled trial with two year follow-up.
When can exercise supplant surgery for degenerative meniscal tears? Patients with a medial, degenerative meniscal tear and a minimal history of osteoarthritis make good candidates for physical therapy--and there is an added benefit, too
Using a multiscale method, the biomechanical properties of chondrocytes in intact articular cartilage and tissue from medial meniscectomy were studied under joint load [16-18].
Study of the Mechanical Environment of Chondrocytes in Articular Cartilage Defects Repaired Area under Cyclic Compressive Loading
The first surgery involved right ACL reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone BTB autograft fixed using titanium interference screws, and medial meniscectomy of the right knee.
Bilateral simultaneous anterior cruciate ligament rupture: a case report and literature review/Istovremeno obostrano kidanje prednjeg ukrstenog ligamenta: prikaz slucaja ipregled literature
Compared to the more severe meniscectomy model, the OA lesions in CCLD models better replicate the natural disease process, but clinical signs develop more slowly.
The Influence of Oblique Angle Forced Exercise in Surgically Destabilized Stifle Joints Is Synergistic with Bone, but Antagonistic with Cartilage in an Ovine Model of Osteoarthritis
Patient underwent left knee arthroscopy with partial medial meniscectomy, chondroplasty, and subtotal synovectomy.
Actinomyces meyeri Popliteal Cyst Infection and Review of the Literature
The cell bandage may offer a new treatment option for surgeons that would particularly benefit younger patients and athletes by reducing the likelihood of early onset osteoarthritis after meniscectomy.
Scientists clinically test stem cell bandage for knee injuries
Lateral meniscus injuries represented 46% of the total number of meniscal injuries in a study and there were 45% lateral versus medial meniscectomy in a study on 56 meniscectomies in wrestlers (9, 15).
Knee injuries in wrestlers: a prospective study from the Indian subcontinent
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