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The Journal of Arthroplasty, ISSN: 0883-5403, Vol: 25, Issue: 2, Page: 333.e7-333.e8
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Lateral Meniscal Injury After a Successful Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Marlon M. Mencia; Mark J. AshworthKnee
A case of an active 52-year-old woman who, after a medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, began complaining of lateral joint line pain and a persistent knee effusion. A lateral meniscal tear was diagnosed clinically, and she underwent an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy that resolved her problems. This case demonstrates the importance of considering a meniscal problem as the cause of any unexplained joint line pain in the unoperated compartment after a successful unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and not simply attributing it to progression of degenerative change within the lateral compartment.
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