Lateral Meniscal Injury After a Successful Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

Abstract A case of an active 52-year-old woman who, after a medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, began complaining of lateral joint line pain and a persistent knee effusion. A lateral meniscal tear was diagnosed clinically, and she underwent an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy that resolved h...

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Published in:The Journal of arthroplasty 2010-02, Vol.25 (2), p.333.e7-333.e8
Main Authors: Mencia, Marlon M., FRCS (Tr & Orth), Ashworth, Mark J., FRCS(Orth)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthralgia - etiology
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Arthroscopy - methods
Female
Humans
Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging
Knee Joint - surgery
Knee Prosthesis
meniscal tear
Menisci, Tibial - surgery
Middle Aged
Orthopedics
Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery
Radiography
Tibial Meniscus Injuries
unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
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Summary:Abstract A case of an active 52-year-old woman who, after a medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, began complaining of lateral joint line pain and a persistent knee effusion. A lateral meniscal tear was diagnosed clinically, and she underwent an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy that resolved her problems. This case demonstrates the importance of considering a meniscal problem as the cause of any unexplained joint line pain in the unoperated compartment after a successful unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and not simply attributing it to progression of degenerative change within the lateral compartment.
ISSN:0883-5403
1532-8406
DOI:10.1016/j.arth.2008.11.107