The use of knee arthroscopy to treat degenerative meniscal tears is well established worldwide. However, with the advent of high quality randomised controlled trials questioning its value, ...

An expert panel produced these recommendations based on a linked systematic review triggered by a randomised trial published in The BMJ in June 2016, which found that, among patients with a ...

Meniscal tears are common among athletes who experience ... change in the knee joint often takes place in conjunction with degeneration of the meniscus. Pain, swelling and mechanical symptoms ...

Meniscal tears are frequently symptomatic and irreparable ... normal alignment with a stable knee with minimal evidence of degenerative change; or ACL reconstruction for patients in whom meniscal ...

Patients who have had previous meniscectomy or tears ... outcomes of meniscal transplantation, longer follow-up is needed to determine whether the natural history of joint degeneration is altered ...