ISSN: 1300-0292
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Dil: Türkçe, İngilizce
İçerik: Orijinal Araştırma, Derleme, Editöre Mektup, Olgu Sunumu, Tıp Eğitimi, Tıbbi Kitap İncelemeleri
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Meniscal Cysts And The Effects Of The Accompanyingmeniscal Lesions On Diagnosis And Treatment
Hakan Özdemir*, Aydın Yıldırım**, Müfit Pehlivanoğlu**
* Yrd.Doç.Dr.,Akdeniz Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji AD,** Araş.Gör.Dr.,Akdeniz Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji AD, ANTALYA
The etiology of meniscal cysts is unknown. It is characterized with myxoid degenerative process. There is often a history of microtrauma. Meniscal cyst is often diagnosed clinically with pain and palpable mass over the knee joint-line. Sometimes meniscal cyst occur immediately adjacent to the meniscal tears which are either horizontal clevage or bucket handle; and discoid meniscus. If the meniscal cysts are associated with meniscal tears, meniscal cysts findings can be covered by meniscal tears findings. In these circumstances, Magnetic Ressonans Imaging can be used for diagnosis.
In this study, we evaluated that 17 patients were managed in our clinic between 1991 January - 1998 January in terms of the meniscal lessions assosiated with meniscal cysts, treatment methods and results.
Thirteen of meniscal cysts were lokalized at medial and four of them at lateral meniscus. Meniscal pathology accompanied with meniscal cysts in 13 patients. Meniscal cysts were at the abnormal meniscus in 61.5 % of the patients who had meniscal cyst and meniscal pathology together. Arthroscopical decompression of the cyst and partiel meniscectomy was performed in 16 of all patients and no recurrences were observed in follow-up.
As a result we concluded that, arthroscopic decompression of the cysts and resection of the meniscal tears is an effective method for treatment.
Keywords: Meniscal cyst
Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 1998, 18:309-313
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