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.

Types of meniscus ... tear. If the flap causes the knee to catch, a surgeon can usually fix it without removing much tissue. A ramp lesion is a tear in a part of the medial miniscus, at the back ...

In flexion and internal rotation, the popliteal tendon retracts the posterior horn, thus reducing entrapment of the lateral meniscus between the femur and the tibia. The microanatomy may explain ...

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 ...

The Wrisberg ligament type is fairly normal in shape, but there is no posterior coronary ligament ... the menisci usually become symptomatic when a meniscal tear occurs. Consequently, the signs ...