Save the meniscus again!

Meniscectomy is still one of the most popular and frequent orthopaedic procedures in the world. However, the longterm results, even following arthroscopic "so-called partial" meniscectomy, are not so good [10] and the concept of meniscal preservation has, therefore, progressed over the years However, the meniscectomy rate remains too high, even though robust scientific publications indicate the advantages of meniscal repair or non-removal procedures in traumatic tears It is worrying to note the considerable gap between these publications and daily practice. Moreover, the increase in meniscus repairs among meniscectomies is slow all over the world