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 ...

An 18-year-old man presented with pain and instability in the right knee. He sustained a twisting injury to the right knee while playing soccer a few months before presentation. Since that time ...

The first is a traumatic tear that typically occurs in younger patients in association with a knee ligament injury. The second is a degenerative tear resulting from a low-energy injury mechanism ...

Pediatric and adolescent patients with ACL tears had a 2% increase in the risk of medial meniscal injury each week that a surgical procedure was delayed following the initial injury, according to ...

This study assessed the incidence of generalised ligament laxity in patients presented with meniscal injuries. Prospective data were collected for 33 patients undergoing meniscal surgery, and a ...

Tennis player Novak Djokovic recently had surgery to repair a meniscal tear, which is a common knee injury among athletes. The meniscus, a C-shaped piece of cartilage in the knee, serves as a ...

The "triad" is, because the injury represents a triple threat. Adrian Peterson, 26-year-old Minnesota Vikings' running back, went down last Saturday with what is sometimes called an "Unhappy Triad ...

Medial meniscus tears are more common. Less than 20 percent of meniscus tears occur without ligament damage. Sounds like Mark Ingram is one of the lucky 20 percent.

UConn star guard Azzi Fudd will miss the rest of the 2023-24 season after suffering a medial meniscal tear and an ACL tear in her right knee, the school announced Wednesday. Here’s what you need ...

Because of the location of the tear and the associated ACL reconstruction (Figure 6), meniscal repair was indicated for this patient. Suture fixation of the meniscus was done using the Rapid-Loc ...