Meniscectomy — Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy

Massachusetts General Hospital · MGH Sports Medicine

Weight-Bearing

WBAT with crutches; wean crutches in first several days when edema resolves, good quad activation (SLR without lag), and proper gait

Key Restrictions

No towel under knee; avoid painful activities; limit excessive walking initially; lead with non-surgical limb going up stairs, surgical limb going down

Timeline & Phases

4 phases: Phase I (0-7 days), Phase II (day 8 - wk 2), Phase III (wks 3-4), Phase IV (wk 5+); includes return-to-run and agility/plyo programs

Notes

Criterion-based; NMES 2500 Hz 75 bursts for quad activation; bike for ROM Phase I; functional assessment >80% for return to run/sport; references included. [Archived copy — original Massachusetts General Hospital URL retired in the Mass General Brigham site migration; Wayback snapshot 2026-03-10.]

Surgeon / Author

MGH Sports Medicine