Tears to the medial meniscal root change the biomechanics and kinematics of the knee, which cause early degeneration of the joint. It has been shown the peak tibiofemoral contact pressure after a ...

Left knee posterior lateral meniscus root tear involving more than 50% of the root. Image: Cayenne Medical, Inc. The increase in difficulty lies not in the diagnosis, but the care of these tears.

“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,” ...

Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains why most meniscus tears don't need surgery ...

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.

July 11 (UPI) --Meniscal root tears, often associated with younger athletes, also commonly strike older people with degenerative knee problems, a new study says.Now, a new inside arthroscopic ...

This week we are going to discuss a knee injury that is described by some as a silent epidemic—the meniscal root tear. MRTs or meniscal root tears have been recently (read—the past 10 years ...

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 ...

She sustained a meniscus root tear which is cartilage that acts like a shock absorber in the knees. It protects the joints in the knee at the ends of the bone, Farrow said.