title: A practical approach for lateral meniscectomy.
abstract: A variant surgical approach to the lateral meniscus is described in an effort to overcome the difficulties encountered in the region of the anterior horn of this meniscus. The knee is braced in 90 degrees of flexion and the incision is made from the lower lateral side of the patella, extending down and back for 4-5 cm.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods