Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume· 1948
THE CONGENITAL DISCOID MENISCUS
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Short summary
Ian Smillie's 1948 review of 29 congenital discoid menisci identified three anatomical types and their characteristic lesions, comparing them to existing literature and describing a rare discoid medial meniscus.
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Key points
- Reviews a personal series of 29 congenital discoid menisci.
- Identifies and describes three distinct anatomical types of discoid menisci.
- Documents the characteristic lesions associated with each anatomical type.
- Compares findings with existing literature and describes a rare discoid medial meniscus.
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Abstract
1 . A personal series of twenty-nine discoid menisci is reviewed. 2. Three anatomical types are recognised and described. 3. The characteristic lesions incurred by each type is recorded. 4. The anatomical and pathological features of the specimens are compared with those of cases previously recorded. 5. A discoid medial meniscus is described, and compared with the only other specimen known to be recorded in the literature.
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