Bilaterally painful anomalous insertion of the medial meniscus in a volleyball player with Marfanoid features.
A female volleyball player with a Marfanoid habitus had bilateral symptomatic anomalous insertions of the medial meniscus. Arthroscopic resection of the anomalous portions of the medial menisci as they attached to the anterior cruciate ligament successfully eliminated her symptoms.
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Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813.
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D000293:Adolescent; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000002:abnormalities; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013177:Sports