Arthroscopic meniscectomy is a surgical keyhole procedure to remove all or part of the meniscus of the knee.

The arthroscope provides illumination and projects a camera image onto a monitor above the surgeon's head. The other hand controls the instruments to cut free the damaged part of the meniscus.
Extent of the meniscectomy
A meniscectomy may be a trimming of the meniscus, a partial meniscectomy - where only part of the meniscus is removed - or a full meniscectomy where the whole of the meniscus is removed. A key concern is the extent of resection of the important outer rim of the meniscus.
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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS
Arthroscopic meniscectomy. Rosenberg TD, Metcalf RW and Gurley WD. Instr Course Lect. 1988;37:203-8.