It is not uncommon to encounter a “tight” medial compartment at the time of arthroscopic meniscectomy (Figure 1). Surgeons frequently wonder if it makes sense in this setting to release the ...

Mumbai: When former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee underwent total knee replacement at Breach Candy Hospital 25 years ...

Post-meniscectomy medial compartment overload in pre-existing varus alignment. After the patient’s ACL reconstruction, lateral meniscal repair and partial medial meniscectomy, he developed ...

It is incorrect to report an arthroscopic two-compartmental synovectomy, CPT 29876 in this case. The lateral synovectomy, CPT 29875, is inclusive in the lateral meniscectomy procedure reported with ...

The knee joint also comprises three compartments – the medial (inner) compartment, the lateral (outer) compartment, and the patellofemoral compartment, where the patella rests in front of the femur.

An example of poor documentation (original excerpt): “Next, I performed an abrasion chondroplasty in the lateral compartment. Attention was then turned to the medial compartment, where again, another ...

Compartment syndromes have also been described in forearm flexors, forearm extensors, the first dorsal interossei of the hands, the quadriceps, and the medial compartment of the foot.

ii Morgan OJ, Hillstrom HJ, Ranawat A, Fragomen AT, Rozbruch SR, Hillstrom R. Effects of a Medial Knee Unloading Implant on Tibiofemoral Joint Mechanics During Walking. J Orthop Res. 2019;37(10 ...