Abstract
We carried out arthroscopic surgeries in 31 knees of 29 patients with osteoarthritis who did not respond to conservative therapy.
Satisfactory results were obtained in 23 of 31 knees with a mean follow-up period of 20 months.
The outcome was better in the 18 knees with meniscal tears than the 13 knees without them.
Four knees of the 9 knees with femoro-tibial angles which were more than 180°, had poor results and subsequently high tibial osteotomy or total knee arthroplasty. Of the knees without varus deformity, only one knee had total knee arthroplasty. particularly effective for the patients with meniscal tears or normally aligned knees.
