Comparative analysis of discoid lateral meniscus size: a distinction between symptomatic and asymptomatic cases
Kazuya Nishino,
Yusuke Hashimoto,
Takuya Kinoshita
et al.
Abstract:Purpose This study evaluated the differences in meniscal sizes and occupancy between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients diagnosed with discoid lateral meniscus (DLM) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to understand how these variations relate to the presence of symptoms and the patients' age. Methods A retrospective review of 98 patients with DLM was conducted, excluding those with meniscal displacement. Both the width and extrusion of DLM and the percentage of the meniscus to the tibia were measured us… Show more
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