title: Rapid chondrolysis after arthroscopic partial lateral meniscectomy in athletes: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Hiroshige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doita
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurosaka
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshiya
mesh_terms: 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