Bilateral meniscal cysts of medial menisci occurring in a career soldier.
A young male career soldier presented with bilateral meniscal cysts of the medial menisci combined with a meniscal tear. This was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging and was treated by arthroscopic procedures. An arthroscopic examination showed mucous fluid to be leaking from a torn portion of his left knee; however, no similar leaking was observed in his right knee. These arthroscopic results thus will support an etiology in which meniscal cysts occur as a result of an extrusion of synovial fluid through meniscal tears.
Kanamiya
Takeshi
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. kanamiya@cis.fukuoka-u.ac.jp
Naito
Masatoshi
M
Hara
Michiya
M
Cho
Keihan
K
Fujiwara
Akira
A
Morishita
Yuichiro
Y
D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D008889:Military Personnel