Meniscectomy — General Knee Debridement / Partial Meniscectomy / Plica Resection

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · OSU Sports Medicine

Weight-Bearing

FWB independent of crutches when no antalgia, no increased pain/effusion, full knee ext during gait, and sufficient quad activation

Key Restrictions

Pain control and edema management priority; estim or biofeedback for quad/VMO recruitment as needed; patellar mobilization; knee flex >=90 deg Phase I

Timeline & Phases

Criterion-based phases: Phase I (Wks 0-1), Phase II (Wks 2-6), Phase III (Return to Sport); CPG format

Notes

.edu site; CPG format; covers debridement, partial meniscectomy, and plica resection; criterion-based not time-based; outcome measures collected; references included

Surgeon / Author

OSU Sports Medicine