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Meniscal Injuries and Discoid Lateral Meniscus in Adolescent Athletes

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This chapter provides an overview of the anatomy and development of the meniscus and addresses the epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic imaging modalities, and treatment for meniscal tears and discoid lateral menisci. Arthroscopic meniscal salvage is emphasized when surgically addressing meniscal tears and discoid menisci in children and adolescents due to the poor outcomes following total meniscectomy and the increased vascularity of the developing meniscus lending to an enhanced healing capacity.

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  1. Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA

    Eric J. Sarkissian

  2. Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Theodore J. Ganley

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  1. Dept. Orthopedics & Traumatology, Hacettepe University Fac. Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Mahmut Nedim Doral

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    Jon Karlsson

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Sarkissian, E.J., Ganley, T.J. (2013). Meniscal Injuries and Discoid Lateral Meniscus in Adolescent Athletes. In: Doral, M., Karlsson, J. (eds) Sports Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36801-1_211-2

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