Arthroscopic Repair for Medial Meniscus Tear:a Case Report of a 4-year-old Boy
10.3969/j.issn.1009-6604.2015.06.027
- VernacularTitle:4岁儿童内侧半月板撕裂行关节镜手术治疗1例报告
- Author:
Yingchun WANG
;
Hu XU
;
Chunli ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Child;
Meniscus tear;
Arthroscopic surgery
- From:
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2015;(6):574-576
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Summary] This paper reported a case of 4-year-old boy suffered with medial meniscus tear treated by arthroscopic repair in our hospital.After the boy injured his knee , plaster was applied for 4 weeks.Without any symptomatic progress , he was hospitalized with the diagnosis of medial meniscus tear .We performed arthroscopic meniscus repair , using 4.0-mm arthroscopy.At 3-month follow-up, the boy could full-bearing walk with no pain or discomfort , with a range of motion of 0°-135°.The post-operational MRI at the fourth month showed preliminary healing of repaired meniscus .We believe that regular arthroscopic instruments can accomplish meniscus repair in young children .
