Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Meniscotomes -- Draining the limb -- Position of surgeon -- Incision site -- Capsule division -- Defining meniscus -- Dealing with effusion -- Effect of tibial rotation -- Excising torn meniscus -- Cystic degeneration -- Rupture of lateral meniscus -- Termination of operation -- Exercise therapy -- Haemarthrosis -- Patellar plexus injury -- Reference and further reading -- Index