Abstract
Hypoplastic meniscus is an extremely rare abnormality. The authors present the first case of meniscal hypoplasia with a partial fusion of meniscus and tibial cartilage. A 22-year-old man underwent surgery for a chronic patellar dislocation. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and arthroscopy incidentally revealed hypoplasia of both medial and lateral menisci. Moreover, the posterior horn of the medial meniscus and middle body of the lateral meniscus were fused with the cartilage surface of the tibia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the contralateral knee showed similar meniscal anomalies. This case presents an interesting and extremely rare abnormality of the meniscus. [Orthopedics. 2018; 41(6):e884–e887.]
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