Lessons Learned from a Case with Valgus Deformity of the Knee Following Partial Removal of Lateral Discoid Meniscus  

作　　者：Ming Li Hua Liu Zhi-Yong He Zheng-Lin Di Jun-Hui Zhang Qun-Hua Jin 

机构地区：[1]Department of Joint Surgery, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, China [2]Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750000, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2015年第21期2967-2968,共2页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Few studies have focused on the possible change in the axial alignment of the lower limb after lateral meniscectomy. Here, we present a patient with valgus deformity of the knee following the partial removal of lateral discoid meniscus. With the distal femur osteotomy and fixation, this complication was treated successfully. This case suggested that we should pay more attention to the axial alignment of the lower limb in patients with torn discoid lateral meniscus before meniscectomy, as a severe valgus inclination may develop in some of these patients.Few studies have focused on the possible change in the axial alignment of the lower limb after lateral meniscectomy. Here, we present a patient with valgus deformity of the knee following the partial removal of lateral discoid meniscus. With the distal femur osteotomy and fixation, this complication was treated successfully. This case suggested that we should pay more attention to the axial alignment of the lower limb in patients with torn discoid lateral meniscus before meniscectomy, as a severe valgus inclination may develop in some of these patients.

关 键 词：Distal Femur Osteotomy Lateral Discoid Meniscus MENISCECTOMY Valgus Deformity 

分 类 号：S858.28[农业科学—临床兽医学] TN104.3[农业科学—兽医学]