@article{article_189723, title={Lateral cystic discold meniscus}, journal={Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica}, volume={26}, pages={334–336}, year={2006}, DOI={10.3944/aott.v26i5.1369}, author={Akgun, İsık and Kir, Nail and Aydingoz, Onder}, keywords={Discoid meniscus;meniscus cyts}, abstract={7 patients with lateral discoid meniscus had been treated surgically in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty between October 1991 anc April 1992. In 3 of these patients the Iesions were on the Ieft side and in 4 of them on the right. CT scans were obtained for all of the patients. The diagnosis of Iateral cystic discoid meniscus was confirmed during their operations for these 7 patients. In 3 of the patients the type of the discoid meniscus was complete and in 4 of them incomplete. The diameters of the Iargest cyst were 38x63 mm. Additional meniscal tears were detected in of the cases. AII of these tears were in horizontal clivage type. Total meniscectomy with the cyst was performed for 3 patients and paltial meniscectomy with decompression of the cyst was performed for 4 patients. In the Iatest post-operative controlls patients had no complaints and no abnormality was found ciinically.}, number={5}, publisher={Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology}