study on the post-meniscectomy complaints

ABSTRACT

The study was carried out on 20 patients complaining of their knees after open meniscectomy. Their ages ranged from 20 to 43 years with an average of 29.3 years. They presented with pain [100%], effusion [40%], giving way [30%] and locking [15%]. The duration of symptoms after meniscectomy ranged from 5 months to 3 years with a mean of 1.3 years. All the patients were examined clinically, radiologically and arthroscopically. The underlying causes of their complaints included degenerative arthritis which was detected radiologically in 40% and arthroscopically in 65%, quadriceps wasting in 60%, retained posterior horn of the meniscus in 30%, synovitis in 20%, torn anterior cruciate ligament in 15%, torn posterior cruciate ligament in 5% and plica in 5%