as well as the peroneal nerve on the lateral side, is paramount. Diagram of meniscal tear patterns: (A) Vertical or longitudinal (Bucket-handle), (B) Flap or Oblique, (C) Radial or Transverse ...

Types of meniscus tears include radial, horizontal, flap, complex, and bucket-handle. All can compromise the knee, where this C-shaped cartilage is found. The part of the meniscus these tears ...

Meniscal tears are common among athletes who experience ... A healthy knee has two menisci. The lateral meniscus is on the outside, and the medial meniscus is on the inside. Together, they act ...

The menisci of the knee are important load sharers and shock absorbers in the joint. Meniscal tears are common, and whenever possible meniscal tears should be surgically repaired. Meniscectomy leads ...

The use of knee arthroscopy to treat degenerative meniscal tears ... management of these tears and reconsider the role of surgery. The menisci are two largely aneural crescent shaped discs of ...

The discoid lateral meniscus is usually asymptomatic (Figure 15). With the complete and incomplete types, the menisci usually become symptomatic when a meniscal tear occurs. Consequently ...