After meniscectomy, the knee joint loses its stabilizing and cushioning structure, which may lead to traumatic arthritis, knee joint effusion, knee synovitis, knee deformity, and mobility disorders.
1. Traumatic arthritis: After meniscectomy, as the knee joint lacks a cushioning structure in the joint space, direct friction between the joint surfaces will occur during movement, and traumatic arthritis may develop over time.
2. Knee joint effusion: after meniscectomy, due to the knee joint degeneration, wear and tear, can lead to aseptic inflammation, in addition to pain, the knee joint cavity exudate more fluid, and then appear knee joint effusion.
3. Knee synovitis: also with the knee meniscus removal, the wear and tear of the synovium in the knee joint leads to aseptic inflammation.
4. Knee deformity and activity disorder: after meniscectomy of the knee joint, the stability of the joint decreases, which can lead to deformity of the knee joint, activity disorder, and even restriction of the knee joint activities in the long run.
There are clear indications for meniscectomy, especially for serious meniscus injury, conservative treatment is ineffective, without surgery can cause knee pain, popping, strangulation and other lesions, the need for active surgical treatment, postoperative gradual recovery under the guidance of the doctor, to avoid the occurrence of the above sequelae.