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meniscectomy

NOUN
  1. surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee

How To Use meniscectomy In A Sentence

  • Meniscectomy has been the standard surgical treatment for a torn meniscus, but clinical studies have demonstrated a strong association between meniscectomy and the development of osteoarthritis.
  • Although our subjective follow-up was at a mean of 8.9 years in this study, we believe that even longer follow-up of this group may be required to determine the benefit of meniscus salvage over partial meniscectomy.
  • The goal of medial meniscal transplantation is to prevent degenerative changes that can result from meniscectomy.
  • Meniscal injuries were treated arthroscopically by rasping, suturing, or partial meniscectomy, according to the size and location of the lesion.
  • A partial medial meniscectomy was performed by using a basket forceps and shaver.
  • The time between injury and operative treatment was longer than in the meniscectomy group.
  • Meniscal injuries were treated arthroscopically by rasping, suturing, or partial meniscectomy, according to the size and location of the lesion.
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