The traumatic tears likely represent true avulsions of the posterior horn root attachment of the medial or lateral meniscus (Figure 1). These tears should be repaired in all cases at the time of ...

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 ...

Of more than 350 patients, it found that over 10 years the repair, removal or nonoperative treatment of meniscal root tears led to rates of osteoarthritis of 53 percent, 99.3 percent and 95.1 ...

The specific topic today is Meniscus Root Tears of the knee. The medial meniscus is an important structure that provides stability, dissipates force and assists to provide normal kinematics of the ...

A torn medial meniscus root can be devastating and by the time of a proper diagnosis, it is often too late for repair surgery. Dorothy Beckett, a 61-year-old professor and runner who took two ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Campedelli, DPT Types of meniscus tears include radial, horizontal, flap, complex, and bucket-handle. All can compromise the knee, where this C-shaped cartilage is found.

New way to evaluate meniscus tear outcomes Date: March 28, 2015 Source: American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Summary: An individual’s meniscus (cushion in the knee) is one of ...

“Lateral meniscus posterior root tears should always be an injury that ACL surgeons look for. Based on our study, surgeons should have an especially high suspicion for these tears in revision cases,” ...

Ten patients were identified for investigation, having undergone a medial meniscus root repair. There were five females and five males in the study group with an average follow-up time of 30 ...