Therapeutic arthroscopy of the knee

Sixty-six patients were reviewed after 70 therapeutic arthroscopy procedures. The procedures carried out included partial meniscectomy, removal of loose bodies, lateral release and synovial plica division. The commonest procedure performed was partial meniscectomy. The 32 patients undergoing arthroscopic meniscectomy were compared with a similar group of patients undergoing open meniscectomy as regards their duration of hospital stay, operation time and rehabilitation.