Meniscal tears are common among athletes who experience ... a torn meniscus can't heal unless the tear is small and confined to the peripheral vascular zone. Similarly, the nerve supply providing ...

A medial collateral ligament (MCL) tear affects the inside of the knee. The tough MCL ligament fibers that connect the end of the femur (thigh bone) and the top of the tibia (shin bone) can tear, ...

However, Buecker's college career was quickly derailed by injuries, most notably a torn ACL before the 2022-23 season that cost her a full year. Between the 2021-22 and 2022-23 campaigns ...

Arthroscopic knee surgery is the frontline surgical approach to treating severe meniscal tears. The success rate can be high depending on the aims of the surgery. For meniscal body tears at the front ...

The Los Angeles Clippers have finished their four-game homestand with a 3-1 record, with their only loss coming at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 2-point loss. The Clippers now hit ...

That trajectory was halted during the team’s preseason opener when McCarthy suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee, forcing him to miss the entire 2024 season. Now, the wait appears to be over.

Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori has picked up an injury on international duty with Italy, having 'hobbled off' late in the second half of their clash with Germany in the Nations League on ...

The following is a summary of “Anterior cruciate ligament tissue stiffness and anterior tibial translation are increased in patients with medial meniscus posterior root tear,” published in the March ...

Apparently, meniscal damage itself is an independent risk factor for OA. A patient who undergoes surgical removal of a torn meniscus is at above-average risk for subsequent knee osteoarthritis (OA).

1. Randazzo E, Duerr R, Baria MR. Meniscus root tears: A clinical review. Curr Sports Med Rep 2022;21(5):155–58. Figure: Koo JH, Choi SH, Lee SA, Wang JH. Comparison of medial and lateral meniscus ...