Arthroscopic meniscectomy

'Ectomy' means 'to cut out'. 'Meniscectomy' means to cut out the meniscus.

An arthroscopic meniscectomy is a surgical procedure to cut out part or all of the knee meniscus via keyhole surgery.

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Meniscectomy

Removal of the torn meniscus fragment.

2008 - Comparison of the Collagen Meniscus Implant with Partial Meniscectomy.

An 'interpretation' of a 2008 paper looking at whether the use of a collagen meniscus is valuable after meniscus injury. The conclusion was there there was some likely benefit in patients who had had a previous meniscectomy but not in patients who had just torn their meniscus.

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