Discoid lateral meniscus

Fritschy, Daniel; Gonseth, D.

doi:10.1007/bf00179715

Cited by 35 publications

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“…2,3,7 Because the discoid meniscus has anomalous morphology and an awkward position, it is easy to cause tears and degenerative changes. 13,23 The distribution of the tear pattern has been reported in a number of studies. Hayashi et al 10 reported that the longitudinal tear is the most common type of discoid meniscus damage.…”

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confidence: 98%

Collagenous Fibril Texture of the Discoid Lateral Meniscus

Cui

Min

2007

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery

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Collagenous Fibril Texture of the Discoid Lateral Meniscus

Cui

Min

2007

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery

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“…In contrast, superiority of the long‐term knee functionality after arthroscopic central partial meniscectomy–saucerization of intact DLM in comparison with that regarding the torn DLM was demonstrated. These findings in combination with the fact of the high tear rate observed among discoid menisci [16, 20, 23, 38, 44], probably attributable to altered biomechanics and distortion of the collagen matrix, may raise a concern regarding the management of an intact discoid meniscus encountered incidentally during arthroscopic investigation. Current trend suggests that no treatment is required for the asymptomatic discoid meniscus [5].…”

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Epidemiologic, clinical and arthroscopic study of the discoid meniscus variant in Greek population

Papadopoulos

Karathanasis²,

Kirkos

et al. 2009

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

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This retrospective study was aimed to investigate the epidemiologic, clinical and arthroscopic features of discoid meniscus variant in Greek population. We reviewed the cases of 2,132 patients who underwent knee arthroscopy between 1986 and 2004 and diagnosis of discoid lateral meniscus was established in 39 patients with mean age of 31.7 +/- 9.4 years old. Incidence of the discoid lateral meniscus variant was recorded at rate of 1.8% presenting no significant differences according to patient gender or lesion body side. Regarding the type of discoid dysmorphy, 23 cases attributed to complete type, 15 were incomplete and in one case, Wrisberg type was observed. Predictive values of the most commonly recorded physical signs in the clinical diagnosis of the discoid meniscus were analysed. Comparative evaluation of the long-term results of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy performed in patients with intact or torn discoid lateral meniscus and torn normally shaped lateral meniscus was carried out using Lysholm and IKDC scoring systems. Also, we investigated any correlation between dysmorphy type and tear pattern analysing the arthroscopic findings. Results demonstrated that the discoid meniscus lesion represents an atypical clinical entity in adults and no significant predictive value of the signs encountered in the clinical examination of the patients with discoid meniscus was observed. Clinical outcome after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy regarding the intact discoid meniscus group was superior in comparison with that of torn discoid meniscus cases. On other hand, no difference in the result of partial meniscectomy between discoid and normal lateral meniscus tear groups was found. No statistically significant relationship between the type of discoid menisci and tear pattern or incidence rate of concomitant intraarticular lesions was confirmed.

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“…14 Current treatment recommendations favor partial resection (saucerization) to a stable peripheral rim for symptomatic complete and incomplete discoid meniscal tears. 2,4,5,7,11 When peripheral longitudinal vertical tears are present, meniscal repair techniques may be used. Ikeuchi 7 described three patients with peripheral tears treated with central saucerization and peripheral rim repair.…”

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“…A discoid meniscus is a congenital variant that involves the lateral meniscus more frequently than the medial. The incidence of this variant in several clinical studies ranges from 0.4% to 17%, 1,5,7 while the incidence in a large cadaver study was 5%. 2 The most common symptoms of discoid meniscus are pain, locking, and a snapping sound, 9 and these symptoms can occur with both intact and torn discoid menisci.…”

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