Rapid chondrolysis after arthroscopic partial lateral meniscectomy in athletes: a case report

Authors: Ishida, Kazunari; Kuroda, Ryosuke; Sakai, Hiroshige; Doita, Minoru; Kurosaka, Masahiro; Yoshiya, Shinichi

Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Volume 14, Number 12, December 2006 , pp. 1266-1269(4)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

We present a patient with a severe chondrolysis after arthroscopic partial lateral meniscectomy in a 17-year-old high school basketball player. This is a rare but severe complication after arthroscopic partial lateral meniscectomy. At 7 months after the first operation, a second-look arthroscopy showed numerous cartilaginous debris floating in the knee and a high-grade cartilage damage on the lateral compartment of the tibia. This unexpected complication and a consideration of its etiology are shown.

Keywords: Arthroscopic meniscectomy; Knee joint; Complication; Athletes; Rapid chondrolysis

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-006-0091-0

Affiliations: 1: Email: kurodar@med.kobe-u.ac.jp

Publication date: 2006-12-01