Meniscal tears can be either traumatic or degenerative in nature. Meniscal tears are uncommon in persons under 10 years of age, but become increasingly common during and after adolescence.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated an acute tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) (Figure 1) with possible meniscocapsular separation of the medial meniscus (Figures 2,3).

The meniscus is cartilage in the knee that cushions the joint. Meniscal tear is caused due to any activity that causes forceful twist of the knee such as aggressive pivoting or sudden stops and turns.

Dr. Paul Fleissner, a board-certified orthopaedic and pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, and ...

Objective To assess the benefit of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in adults with a meniscal tear and knee pain in three defined populations (taking account of the comparison intervention): (A ...

Medial meniscal posterior root (MMPR) tears (MMPRTs) have been increasingly recognized as impairing the transmission of ...

Ranchi: Dharvi, a 17-year-old kabaddi player from Dhanbad, made a recovery after successfully undergoing an arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (A.