Abstract
49 of 65 consecutive patients who were more than 40 years old when medial meniscectomy was performed returned for follow-up evaluation 1 to 12 years postoperatively. Pain was present in 62.2 % of the patients with socalled degenerative tears and in 75 % of those with so-called traumatic tears. The medial joint space was significantly thinner in the patients with degenerative tears than in those with traumatic tears. The roentgenographic findings of osteoarthritis were significantly more severe on the side operated on. The femorotibial angle was always in relatively more varus angulation on the involved side (mean, 5.3 degrees) than on the uninvolved side.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 783-786 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A |
| Volume | 60 A |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1978 |
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Effects of medial meniscectomy in patients older than forty years. / Jones, R. E.; Smith, E. C.; Reisch, J. S.
In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A, Vol. 60 A, No. 6, 1978, p. 783-786.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Effects of medial meniscectomy in patients older than forty years
AU - Jones, R. E.
AU - Smith, E. C.
AU - Reisch, J. S.
PY - 1978
Y1 - 1978
N2 - 49 of 65 consecutive patients who were more than 40 years old when medial meniscectomy was performed returned for follow-up evaluation 1 to 12 years postoperatively. Pain was present in 62.2 % of the patients with socalled degenerative tears and in 75 % of those with so-called traumatic tears. The medial joint space was significantly thinner in the patients with degenerative tears than in those with traumatic tears. The roentgenographic findings of osteoarthritis were significantly more severe on the side operated on. The femorotibial angle was always in relatively more varus angulation on the involved side (mean, 5.3 degrees) than on the uninvolved side.
AB - 49 of 65 consecutive patients who were more than 40 years old when medial meniscectomy was performed returned for follow-up evaluation 1 to 12 years postoperatively. Pain was present in 62.2 % of the patients with socalled degenerative tears and in 75 % of those with so-called traumatic tears. The medial joint space was significantly thinner in the patients with degenerative tears than in those with traumatic tears. The roentgenographic findings of osteoarthritis were significantly more severe on the side operated on. The femorotibial angle was always in relatively more varus angulation on the involved side (mean, 5.3 degrees) than on the uninvolved side.
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VL - 60 A
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JO - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume
JF - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume
SN - 0021-9355
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