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Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in lateral meniscus tears: A surgical evaluation.
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Abstract
Traumatic lateral meniscal tears are common knee injuries, but outcome data on arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) from low- and middle-income countries remain limited. This prospective interventional study was conducted at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka, between March 2017 and September 2019 among 30 patients aged 18-50 years with arthroscopically confirmed lateral meniscal tears treated with APM and standardized rehabilitation. Pain, knee function, and disease-specific quality of life were evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Lysholm score, and WOMET score, while overall outcomes were graded using the Tapper-Hoover system. Postoperative outcomes improved significantly, with mean VAS decreasing from 8.63 ± 1.26 to 0.53 ± 0.71, WOMET increasing from 10.50 ± 3.57 to 83.70 ± 4.30, and Lysholm score improving from 7.40 ± 10.13 to 84.70 ± 12.73 (p < 0.001). Thus, arthroscopic partial meniscectomy resulted in substantial short-term improvements in pain, knee function, and quality of life, supporting its role for symptomatic traumatic lateral meniscal tears when repair is not feasible.
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