title: [Arthroscopic meniscus plasty of the discoid cartilage of the knee joint].
abstract: From 1989 to 1998, arthroscopic discoid lateral meniscus plasty was performed in twenty-eight patients(thirty-one joints), and evaluated in a short follow-up term. The mean age was 21.5(6-42) years. The average follow-up period lasted 8.4 months. The results were assessed by the Ikeuchi's grading, 87.1% joints had excellent and good results, including all incomplete types and 77.8% complete type of discoid meniscus. It is suggested that arthroscopic meniscus plasty plays an important role in the treatment of discoid meniscus of knee, and should be performed possibly as soon as the disease was diagnosed by arthroscopic examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410011.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*