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What happens during a chondroplasty? a displaced meniscus root showed up 4months after on had surgery how can that be it was shown on a mri ?

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Dr. Mark Hutchinson answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Shaving: Chondroplasty is basically a shaving of friable and degenerative cartilage. Meniscus was probably present before but NT read because it is difficult to see.

Answered 2/13/2015

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Smooth cartilage: Chondroplasty implies a smoothing out of the articular cartilage surface. Root tear may be from new injury or was not called on first MRI if subtle.

Dr Dang agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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