title: Early results of arthroscopic surgery of the knee.
abstract: Arthroscopic operation was performed on 105 patients and partial meniscectomy on 72 of them. The average postoperative stay in hospital was 1.4 days and the average time taken to return to work was 16 days. In 50 sportsmen the average return to strenuous sport was 33 days.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013177:Sports