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. 2008 Nov 24;9:155. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-155

Table 6.

Required meniscectomy in correlation with the grade of osteoarthritis

Kellegren Lawrence Score
0 1 2 3
n % n % n % n %
Medial Meniscectomy 109 63.7 52 22.3 72 16.9 18 4.9
Partial 60 35.1 172 73.8 291 68.3 164 44.4
Subtotal 1 0.6 8 3.4 58 13.6 133 36.0
Total 1 0.6 1 0.4 5 1.2 36.0 14.6
Lateral Meniscectomy Intact 169 98.8 219 94.0 376 88.3 211 57.2
Partial 2 1.2 13 5.6 39 9.2 88 23.8
Subtotal 0 0 1 0.4 4 0.9 37 10.0
Total 0 0 0 0 7 1.6 33 8.9