Knee osteoarthritis after meniscectomy: Prevalence of radiographic changes after twenty-one years, compared with matched controls

Impact of type of meniscal tear on radio

Impact of type of meniscal tear on radiographic and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: A sixteen-year followup of meniscectomy with matched controls

✍ M. Englund; E. M. Roos; L. S. Lohmander 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 119 KB

## Abstract ## Objective To investigate long‐term radiographic and patient‐relevant outcome of isolated limited meniscectomy with regard to type of meniscal tear and extent of surgical resection. ## Methods We studied 155 patients with intact cruciate ligaments (mean ± SD age 54 ± 12 years) who