We studied a total of 128 cases of meniscectomy, eighty-nine total and
thirty-nine partial, and evaluated the relative postoperative morbidity.
The patients who had a partial meniscectomy had a shorter hospital stay and
spent less time using crutches. Those with a total meniscectomy had four
times the incidence of major postoperative complications. Partial
meniscectomy gave better subjective functional results and better
anatomical results in all the criteria studied.