“…Due in large part to the limited vascularity of the meniscus, which is restricted to the external third, this tissue has a poor healing potential (Arnoczky and Warren, 1982;Arnoczky and Warren, 1983). Although common in the past, total meniscectomy has been largely abandoned, for the direct relationship between meniscectomy and development of early osteoarthritis (Allen et al, 1984;Appel, 1970;Berjon et al, 1991;Ghosh et al, 1990;Hoch et al, 1983;Huckell, 1965;Jackson, 1968;Lufti, 1975;Northmore-Ball and Dandy, 1982;Voloshin and Wosk, 1983). Partial meniscectomy is still indicated if the lesion cannot be satisfactorily sutured (Sommerlath, 1991;Shelbourne and Carr, 2003).…”