title: Knee function after arthroscopic meniscectomy. A prospective study.
abstract: In a prospective study, operation under arthroscopy was done in 100 consecutive patients (11 women and 89 men) with a lesion of one meniscus. Meniscectomy was done in 86 patients with medial meniscus tears and in 14 with lateral tears. After 2 weeks, 85 patients were back at work.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries