Title
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in lateral meniscus tears: A surgical evaluation
Authors
Chowdhury Iqbal Mahmud*, Abu Zar M.D. Selimullah, M.D. Alinoor, M.D. Yousuf Ali & M.D. Ashraful Islam
Affiliation
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; *Corresponding author
Abu Zar M.D. Selimullah - E-mail: mailto:a.s7879@gmail.com; Phone:
+880 1711-427103
M.D. Alinoor - E-mail: dralinoor70@gmail.com; Phone: +880
1819-420678
M.D. Yousuf Ali - E-mail: bssyousuf@yahoo.com; Phone: +880 1919
337238
M.D. Ashraful Islam - E-mail: dr_ashraf007@yahoo.com; Phone: +880
1817 008509
Chowdhury Iqbal Mahmud - E-mail: cimahmud@gmail.com; Phone: +880 1819-160198
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received March 1, 2026; Revised March 31, 2026; Accepted March 31, 2026, Published March 31, 2026
Abstract
Traumatic lateral meniscal tears are common knee injuries, but outcome data on arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) from low- and middle-income countries remain limited. This prospective interventional study was conducted at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka, between March 2017 and September 2019 among 30 patients aged 18–50 years with arthroscopically confirmed lateral meniscal tears treated with APM and standardized rehabilitation. Pain, knee function, and disease-specific quality of life were evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Lysholm score, and WOMET score, while overall outcomes were graded using the Tapper-Hoover system. Postoperative outcomes improved significantly, with mean VAS decreasing from 8.63 ± 1.26 to 0.53 ± 0.71, WOMET increasing from 10.50 ± 3.57 to 83.70 ± 4.30, and Lysholm score improving from 7.40 ± 10.13 to 84.70 ± 12.73 (p < 0.001). Thus, arthroscopic partial meniscectomy resulted in substantial short-term improvements in pain, knee function, and quality of life, supporting its role for symptomatic traumatic lateral meniscal tears when repair is not feasible.
Keywords
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy; lateral meniscus tear; knee function; visual analog scale (VAS).
Citation
Mahmud et al. Bioinformation 22(3): 1865-1870 (2026)
Edited by
Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
