The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 60, Issue 1 61-65, Copyright © 1978 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Ligament repair in the knee with preservation of the meniscus
CT Price and WC Allen
In early surgical repair of forty acute ruptures of the medial ligament of
the knee in patients sixteen to twenty-four years old, the meniscus was
resutured when it was avulsed from the bone and was excised only when there
was central disruption (three knees). Follow-up of one to six years in
thirty-six patients whose menisci were preserved showed that thirty-three
had no limitations due to knee impairment. Twenty-six patients were
re-examined; sixteen had no medial instability and twenty-one had no
anterior rotatory instability. We concluded that in the absence of
significant advantage from meniscectomy, an intact meniscus should not be
removed.
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