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Lateral meniscal variant with absence of the posterior coronary ligament.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1400547     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We reviewed the cases of 3468 patients who had had arthroscopy of the knee between January 1976 and December 1988. Twenty-six patients (0.8 per cent) had a partial or a complete discoid lateral meniscus, and seven (0.2 per cent) had the Wrisberg-variant-type lateral meniscus. Of the seven patients, six had operative stabilization of the meniscus and one had a partial lateral meniscectomy because of an irreparable complex tear. Subjective, objective, and radiographic evaluations were performed on the patients who had had stabilization of the meniscus. According to the scale of Tegner and Lysholm, the result was excellent in four patients, good in one, and fair in one. None of the six patients had a tear of the sutured meniscus after an average follow-up of thirty-two months (range, twenty-four to forty months). Two patients had progressive symptoms attributable to osteoarthrosis, but the changes in the articular cartilage had been present at the time of the index procedure. None of the seven Wrisberg-variant-type menisci demonstrated a true discoid shape of the meniscus. We therefore classified this lesion as a lateral meniscal variant with absence of the posterior coronary ligament.
Authors:
D C Neuschwander; D Drez; T P Finney
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume     Volume:  74     ISSN:  0021-9355     ISO Abbreviation:  J Bone Joint Surg Am     Publication Date:  1992 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-11-06     Completed Date:  1992-11-06     Revised Date:  2010-10-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0014030     Medline TA:  J Bone Joint Surg Am     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1186-90     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University, Lake Charles 70601.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Female
Humans
Knee Joint / abnormalities*,  surgery
Ligaments, Articular / abnormalities*,  surgery
Male
Menisci, Tibial / abnormalities*,  surgery
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies

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