meniscectomy

Meniscectomy

- resect 30%

- increases contact pressures 3.5 x

- shock absorbing capacity reduced to 20% normal

Results of partial & total meniscectomy are very poor in children

- meniscectomy in children is a last resort

- repair amenable tears

- treat others non-operatively

- only real indication for meniscectomy is locked knee not amenable to repair