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Bilateral Knee Injuries and Surgical Repairs

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The left side of the exhibit begins with one skeletal view of the right knee illustrating the pre-operative condition. This image reveals the rear of the lateral meniscus, the chondromalacia of the medial femoral condyle and the synovial plica. The next images depict the key steps in the surgical procedure showing the partial lateral meniscectomy and the microfracture arthroplasty procedure. The second surgical image shows the resection of the medial synovial plica. The right side of the exhibit depicts the skeletal view illustrating the pre-operative condition. This view of the left knee illustrates the similar injuries. and the other two images represent the next procedure including the resection of the torn meniscus and the treatment of the chondromalacia.
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