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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1946;28:496-500.
© 1946 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

THE PROBLEM OF MENISCECTOMY IN THE SOLDIER

W. ALEXANDER LAW 1

1 Royal Army Medical Corps

Meniscectomny is an operation of value in time sok!ier only in carefully selected cases internal derangement of the knee joint. Under campaign conditions the operation is not justified in time presence of osteo-arthritis, osteochonciritis, or weakness of ligaments or muscles.

Total meniscectomy is preferable in order to exclude multiple meniscus lesions, and not appear to cause excessive operative trauma to the joint.

Preoperative and postoperative physiotherapy are of as great importance as operative technique.

The majority of patients can be expected to be fit for duty within two months after operation, but in actual practice, for troops in the forward area, three months' absence from the unit is to be expected.


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