title: Meniscal hematoma of the knee joint: a case report.
abstract: We report here an unusual case of medial meniscal hematoma of the knee joint. A review of the literature has revealed only one case that was previously reported. The authors present the successful decompression of the posterior horn of a medial meniscal hematoma through the direct posterior-posterior triangulation arthroscopic visualization method. We present here the case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, 520-2, Daehung-Dong, Jung-Gu, Daejeon, 301-723, Korea.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shafi
authors.forename: Young Yul
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hye Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji Chang
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chang Whan
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery