The integrity of the posterior meniscus root attachment is critical for preserving knee joint biomechanics.Meniscus root tears treated nonoperatively or with partial meniscectomy lead to poor ...

Discussion Meniscal root tears have gained increased attention during the past decade and account for 10% to 21% of all meniscal tears, affecting nearly 100,000 patients annually.

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 ...

Age and exercise-related injuries can range from minor to debilitating. When you’re handling heavy weights and equipment, foreign workout devices, or exploring rough terrain for a morning run ...

Villagran, M, et al. (2024) Radiomic features of the medial meniscus predicts incident destabilizing meniscal tears: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. doi ...

A new 3D-printed hydrogel made from cow meniscus could transform how these injuries heal, according to results of a pre-clinical study published in Bioactive Materials. from researchers in the ...

Knee stiffness and difficulty bending or kneeling are often linked to ageing joints, but the cause isn’t always as simple as ...

EAGAN, Minn. — The development of Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will be put on hold after the team announced Tuesday he'll need surgery after tearing a meniscus in his right knee ...

Jared McCain’s stellar rookie season has screeched to a brutal halt after 23 games. The Sixers announced Saturday that McCain had an MRI which revealed a left lateral meniscus tear. He’d ...

This makes you increasingly susceptible to meniscal tears the older you get. That’s yet another reason why playing tackle football in your 70s may not be the best idea.