Keith D. Nord Meniscal repair indications have not really changed in recent years. Typically younger, more active patients with concomitant ACL reconstruction and peripheral-third vertical tears ...

Like a lot of knee injuries, a meniscus tear can be painful and debilitating. Unfortunately, it's quite common. In fact, a meniscal tear is one of the most frequently occurring cartilage injuries ...

Tears to the medial meniscal root change the biomechanics and kinematics of the knee, which cause early degeneration of the joint. It has been shown the peak tibiofemoral contact pressure after a ...

Meniscal tears can cause pain, swelling, clicking, catching, giving way or locking in a knee. The investigation of choice is MRI. However, MRI scans are only 70–80% accurate (sensitive and specific) ...

Meniscal tears are frequently symptomatic and irreparable. For patients with these tears, partial meniscectomy removes unstable fragments that may cause symptoms of locking and catching. Meniscal ...

There’s an inner (medial) meniscus and an outer (lateral) meniscus. Meniscus tears can occur at any age. Younger people, especially athletes, are likely to have a sudden meniscus injury.

Shams Charania of The Vertical at Yahoo Sports reported it is a tear. Minnesota’s Jimmy Butler has a meniscus tear in his right knee and is determining treatment options, league sources tell Yahoo. — ...

The reason was a torn medial meniscus in his right knee that the 37-year-old Djokovic had apparently suffered during a gritty five-set victory over Francisco Cerundolo.