The results of three different types of meniscectomy have been compared in 219 knees, 71 treated by arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, 45 treated by open partial meniscectomy, and 103 treated by open total meniscectomy, with a mean follow-up of 4.3 years. Knees which had undergone previous operations or had other simultaneous operative procedures or ligamentous damage were excluded. Knees with ...

Methods: In a prospective study of 513 consecutive potential knee replacement candidates, 59 patients (12%) underwent medial unicompartmental arthroplasty of the knee. All 59 patients had isolated unicompartmental disease without either clinical symptoms or radiographic evidence of patellofemoral arthritis; intraoperatively no patient had more than Outerbridge class 2 chondromalacia. No patient...

We describe a syndrome combining abnormalities of the pelvis, knee and foot in three related patients with a familial history of small dislocated patellae. The clinical and radiological appearance of the patella and pelvis is consistent with the 'small-patella' syndrome, a rare autosomal dominant disorder. There were also previously unreported deformities affecting the feet.

The radiological findings in five patients with features of the ischio-pubic-patella syndrome are presented. All of these patients have genetic/cytogenetic evidence of campomelic dysplasia. The ischio-pubic-patella syndrome appears to be a distinct entity from the small patella syndrome as first described by Scott and Taor. The findings in the five presented cases with radiological evidence of ...