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Discoid medial meniscus: report of a case treated by arthroscopy

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A complete discoid medial meniscus with a longitudinal tear was found in a 41-year-old man and treated by arthroscopy. The symptomatology was characterized by a sharp pain corresponding to the medial joint line, slight intrarticular effusion without locking or loss of motion. A review of the literature is described.

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  1. Ia Clinica Ortopedica dell'Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Rome, Italy

    E. Adriani &  P. P. Mariani

  2. Policlinico Militare di Roma “S. Ten. Med. Attilio Friggeri M. O. al V. M.”, Piazza Celimontana, I-00100, Rome, Italy

    M. Liccardo

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Adriani, E., Liccardo, M. & Mariani, P.P. Discoid medial meniscus: report of a case treated by arthroscopy. Knee Surg, Sports traumatol, Arthroscopy 1, 107–109 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01565463

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