title: A new surgical technique of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for unstable inferior leaf of the anterior horn in a horizontal tear of lateral meniscus.
abstract: We introduce a new arthroscopic partial meniscectomy technique using a three portals and a small skin hook retractor to remove unstable inferior leaf in horizontal meniscal tear that involved the anterior portion of the lateral meniscus. The patient is positioned for a standard knee arthroscopy. After careful estimation of the depth and extent of the cleft and stability of the superior and inferior leaves is done through the standard anteromedial portal, a small skin hook retractor is inserted through the standard anterolateral portal to raise the dominant superior leaf of anterior horn, then the unstable inferior leaf is excised with a 90° rotary punch and a motorized shaver through the extreme far anteromedial portal. This technique is useful method to remove unstable inferior leaf of anterior horn of lateral meniscus which is difficult to remove with a standard technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Suk In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Min Su
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Jong Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Myung Ku
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Horizontal tear; Lateral meniscus; Partial meniscectomy
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