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Osteonecrosis after arthroscopic medial meniscectomy. 1995

N Santori, and V Condello, and E Adriani, and P P Mariani
First Orthopaedic Clinic University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.

Osteonecrosis of the medial femoral condyle is an uncommon complication of meniscal surgery. Whether this disease is associated with the original medial meniscus lesion or with the arthroscopic procedure is not yet known. We present two cases in which osteonecrosis has developed shortly after arthroscopy was performed for medial meniscus pathology. Magnetic resonance imaging has been the best tool to diagnose and follow up the changes in the involved area. Concerning the etiology, the authors raise the question of whether the medial compartment overloading observed in both of these cases had any significant meaning. Osteonecrosis following meniscal surgery in relatively young patients seems to have a good prognosis when correctly treated, with avoidance of weight bearing.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297 Male Males
D008592 Menisci, Tibial The interarticular fibrocartilages of the superior surface of the tibia. Lateral Menisci,Medial Menisci,Menisci, Lateral,Menisci, Medial,Semilunar Cartilages,Tibial Menisci,Meniscus, Medial,Meniscus, Tibial,Tibial Meniscus,Cartilage, Semilunar,Cartilages, Semilunar,Lateral Meniscus,Medial Meniscus,Meniscus, Lateral,Semilunar Cartilage
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010020 Osteonecrosis Death of a bone or part of a bone, either atraumatic or posttraumatic. Aseptic Necrosis of Bone,Avascular Necrosis of Bone,Kienbock Disease,Necrosis, Aseptic, of Bone,Necrosis, Avascular, of Bone,Bone Necrosis,Kienbock's Disease,Kienboeck Disease,Kienboeck's Disease,Bone Aseptic Necrosis,Bone Avascular Necrosis,Bone Necroses,Kienboecks Disease,Necroses, Bone,Necrosis, Bone,Osteonecroses
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D005260 Female Females
D005269 Femur The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee. Trochanter,Greater Trochanter,Lesser Trochanter,Femurs,Greater Trochanters,Lesser Trochanters,Trochanter, Greater,Trochanter, Lesser,Trochanters,Trochanters, Greater,Trochanters, Lesser
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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