Veth R P
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1985 Sep(198):56-60.
The incidence of Fairbank's radiologic knee joint changes after unilateral meniscectomy was investigated in 180 patients. All patients who had a fracture, cartilage disorders, and/or ligamentous instability at the time of operation or suffered from identical lesions during the follow-up period were excluded. The degree of Fairbank's changes, squaring and sclerosis of the tibial and femoral chondylar articular surfaces, was compared with the postoperative results. The assessment of the results was based on the patient's history. An unsatisfactory postoperative result appeared to coincide more often with Fairbank's changes, but no relation could be demonstrated between the degree of Fairbank's changes and the postoperative result. Fairbank's changes were observed in 77 (42.8%) of the patients. No relation could be demonstrated between the length of the follow-up period and the degree of Fairbank's changes.
对180例患者进行了单侧半月板切除术后Fairbank放射学膝关节改变发生率的调查。所有在手术时存在骨折、软骨疾病和/或韧带不稳定，或在随访期间患有相同病变的患者均被排除。将Fairbank改变的程度，即胫骨和股骨髁关节面的变方和硬化，与术后结果进行比较。结果评估基于患者的病史。术后结果不满意似乎更常与Fairbank改变同时出现，但Fairbank改变的程度与术后结果之间未发现相关性。77例（42.8%）患者出现了Fairbank改变。随访期长短与Fairbank改变程度之间未发现相关性。
