A middle-aged priest came to my orthopedic office last month after obtaining an MRI. Unfortunately, I had to give him the news that a tear in his meniscus was causing his knee pain and swelling.

Source Reference: Waddell LM, et al "Prevalence of clinically relevant findings on MRI in middle-aged adults with knee pain and suspected meniscal tear: a follow-up" Arthritis Care Res 2024; DOI ...

Each of your knees has two menisci (plural of meniscus); one on the inner (medial) part of the knee, and the other on the outer (lateral) part. Together they act to absorb shock and stabilize the ...

This case. The patient in this case has a medial meniscus root tear with minimal osteoarthritis evident on T2-weighted MRI (Figures 2-4). Her symptoms are chronic in nature and warrant a period of ...

A Division I scholarship starting tailback sustained an isolated tear of the lateral meniscus. The MRI and arthroscopic pictures ... which also involve the avascular portion of the inner meniscus.

Depending on the location of the tear will determine where a person might experience symptoms. Anterior knee pain, pain along the inner or outer aspect of the knee, even at times pain in the calf ...

Background Functional limitations exist postmeniscectomy, but preoperative data are scarce. Purpose To examine knee function, knee muscle strength and performance in middle-aged patients with ...

In a post to social media Thursday, Trout wrote that an MRI a day earlier "showed a tear in my meniscus that will require surgery again -- ending my hopes of returning this season." ...

A suspected meniscal tear does not usually require an MRI, as most will heal with conservative management. (I refer nearly all to physical therapy rather than the treatments you used, but I won't ...

The Timberwolves announced Sunday that forward Chase Budinger suffered a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee after falling in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game in Chicago. Budinger traveled ...

A suspected meniscal tear does not usually require an MRI, as most will heal with conservative management. (I refer nearly all to physical therapy rather than the treatments you used, but I won't ...