Lateral Meniscus Tears (Subscribe)  

Discoid lateral menisci were first described in the late 1800s. The normal configuration of a meniscus is that of a matured crescent moon, whereas that of a discoid meniscus generally is a thickened, very early crescent moon. Variations of this general shape occur relatively rarely, and occasionally, the lunar appearance...

Authors - George El Rassi, MD Saint George University Hospital- Achrafieh-lebanon Lebanon
J. Richard Bowen, MD Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, DE 19803-3607
The purpose of this chapter is to describe the clinical manifestations, the diagnosis and the management of discoid lateral meniscus of the knee in children .A discoid meniscus is...

- a thickened and wafer shaped lateral meniscus varient;
- discoid meniscus may range from complete disc to a ring shaped meniscus;
- occurs in upto 5% of population (but only a % of these are symptomatic) (prevalence may be higher in orientals (15%));
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