title: Arthroscopic loose body removal and cyst decompression using a posterior trans-septal portal in the blind spot during knee arthroscopy--technical report.
abstract: Some lesions such as cyst, loose body, and mass around the knee joint tend to localize at the posterior aspect of the proximal tibia. Although arthroscopic procedures of the knee joint's posterior compartment have been developed through posteromedial, posterolateral, and posterior trans-septal portals, the posterior aspect of the proximal tibia remains difficult to access and manipulate. We report an arthroscopic loose body removal and cyst decompression on the posterolateral aspect of the proximal tibia using a posterior trans-septal portal. This area represents a blind spot in knee arthroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Republic of Korea. smcos1@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Yong Seuk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Byoung-Hyun
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Kyung Wook
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Nha
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome