Posteromedial Compartment Arthroscopy of the Knee and Resection of Osteophytes: An Anatomic Perspective on Posteromedial Knee Impingement

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Bozkurt M., GÜNGÖR Y., APAYDIN N., Feigl G., AÇAR H. İ.

ARTHROSCOPY TECHNIQUES, cilt.11, sa.11, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eats.2022.07.004
  • Dergi Adı: ARTHROSCOPY TECHNIQUES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Posteromedial knee pain is a common clinical problem. It is often accompanied by degenerative changes or tears in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus and/or pain during deep flexion of the knee. In more advanced cases, it is accompanied by the osteophytic formation of a cam lesion that develops gradually in the posterior of the medial condyle of the femur and, with it (or less frequently without it), an osteophytic lesion at the posterior of the tibia (i.e. pincer lesion) occurs. It is believed that resection of the cam lesion may delay the progression of knee osteoarthritis, similarly to repairing the posterior horn of the medial meniscus. In this technical note, we describe a 2-portal technique for resection of cam lesions by posteromedial knee arthroscopy using anatomic landmarks. Using both portals provides better visualization and a better approach.