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 ...

The degenerative tears are usually full-thickness radial tears near the root junction, but not a true avulsion of the meniscal attachment to bone (Figure 2). These tears can be associated with ...

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 ...

MRI findings of meniscal damage are a common indication for arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in patients with knee symptoms (i.e. pain, aching or stiffness) of undetermined cause. However, this ...

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 ...

An MRI on Jimmy Butler's right knee revealed a 'meniscal injury' after he had to be carried off the floor when his knee appeared to buckle on a play.

An increasingly common clinical situation is a middle-aged to elderly patient presenting with knee pain with no major inciting event. Although many of these patients end up with a diagnosis of a ...