title: Arthroscopic treatment of symptomatic discoid lateral meniscus in a 26-month-old girl.
abstract: Discoid lateral meniscus is a well-documented pathology, but symptomatic discoid lateral meniscus in a very young child and arthroscopic management are extremely rarely reported. We report a case of symptomatic discoid lateral meniscus in a 26-month-old girl who showed limping and extension loss after a minor trauma. Physical examination revealed clicking and 10 degrees terminal extension loss, which was suggestive of the torn discoid meniscus. Magnetic resonance imaging showed discoid lateral meniscus with intrameniscal tear. Treatment consisted of arthroscopic one-piece excision technique with conventional arthroscopic instrument and a No. 11 blade. A good subjective and objective functional outcome has been obtained after 35 months of follow-up evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. bilee@hosp.sch.ac.kr
authors.forename: Byung-Ill
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyung-Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome