Journal of the Korean Arthroscopy Society (대한관절경학회지)

Korean Arthroscopy Society (대한관절경학회)
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Arthroscopic Debridement of the Knee Joint

슬관절의 관절경적 변연절제술

  • Suh, Jeung Tak (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Byung Guk (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Song, Jin Heon (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • 서정탁 (부산대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 박병국 (부산대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 송진헌 (부산대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실)
  • Published : 1998.12.01
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Abstract

We reviewed the cases of 35 knees of 34 patients who had arthroscopic debridement for degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee. The patients were followed up for an average of 29 months (range: 13 months to 45 months). The mean age of the patients at operation was 54 years (range: 44 years to 75 years). At the time of follow up, the patients were evaluated using the nine-point scale by Baumgaertner et al. We divided the knee into 4 stages according to the classification system by Jackson et al. Satisfactory results were achieved in 80%(stage I), 75%(stage II), 55.6%(stage III) and 25%(stage IV) of the patients. Arthroscopic debridement is of significant value in the earlier stages of degenerative osteoarthritis (stage I and II) for the symptom relief as a simple procedure with rare complication as well as in the later stages(stage III and IV) as a time buying procedure before the total knee arthroplasty.

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