Rapid chondrolysis after arthroscopic partial lateral meniscectomy in athletes: a case report.
We present a patient with a severe chondrolysis after arthroscopic partial lateral meniscectomy in a 17-year-old high school basketball player. This is a rare but severe complication after arthroscopic partial lateral meniscectomy. At 7 months after the first operation, a second-look arthroscopy showed numerous cartilaginous debris floating in the knee and a high-grade cartilage damage on the lateral compartment of the tibia. This unexpected complication and a consideration of its etiology are shown.
Ishida
Kazunari
K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Kuroda
Ryosuke
R
Sakai
Hiroshige
H
Doita
Minoru
M
Kurosaka
Masahiro
M
Yoshiya
Shinichi
S
D000293:Adolescent; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries