22.03.2022: Clinical review - Conservative treatment is recommended for patients with degenerative meniscal tears, including lifestyle changes and physical therapy as first-line options, and there is ...

A meniscus tear is one of the most commonly diagnosed knee injuries - and also one of the most misunderstood. If you’ve recently been told you have a torn meniscus and that surgery is your only ...

Types of meniscus tears include radial, horizontal, flap, complex, and bucket-handle. All can compromise the knee, where this C-shaped cartilage is found. The part of the meniscus these tears affect, ...

Meniscal root repair is one of the fastest-growing procedures performed in orthopedics, according to the release. Around 78% of total knee replacements have a medial meniscus root tear at the time of ...

Medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRT) are known to disrupt knee biomechanics, yet their impact on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) structure and function remains incompletely understood. This ...

Kyohei Ishibashi et al conducted a study to compare the biomechanical properties of four meniscal suture configurations—two simple sutures (TSS), two cinch sutures, a locking loop stitch (LLS), and a ...

Medial meniscal tears were trimmed to a stable rim. During surgery, cartilage lesions were probed, measured, and then graded according to the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) ...

Gender was identified as a critical determinant in the etiology of ACL injury. The occurrence of a ramp lesion was associated longitudinal meniscal tears, whereas chodoral injury was associated with ...

Koki Kawada et al conducted a study to compare medial meniscus extrusion (MME) in patients with partial medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRTs) through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conducted ...

My first patient, in his 40s, presented with medial meniscal pathology, significant medial knee pain, and mild joint space loss. Prior to the MISHA Knee System being available, I had no good ...