They occur within the avascular zone of the meniscus, the part that does not ... No blood supply means no red blood cells to repair tissue. They can lead to early osteoarthritis.

Open meniscal repair offers the advantage of better preparation of the tear site. However, only the most peripheral of tears in the red-red zone are amenable to this technique because of exposure ...

Kicker Harrison Butker is likely to miss at least 3-4 weeks due to a torn meniscus in his left knee ... as the team has one of the least efficient red zone offenses in the league.

Clinical test can lead to provisional diagnosis of the meniscal injuries. MRI will confirm the diagnosis. Whenever possible, that is, if the tear is in the red zone, meniscal repair should be ...

A new 3D printed customizable hydrogel performed well in preclinical trials with several different types of meniscal tears ...

Austin Slater became the latest White Sox veteran to go down with an injury, suffering a torn meniscus that could cost him at least a month of action.

Philadelphia Union today announced that defender Ian Glavinovich suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee during the Saturday, April 5th, match versus Orlando City SC. Glavinovich had a successful ...

"Once we have success there, I believe we could expand to more complex injuries in the meniscus." More information: Se-Hwan Lee et al, Precision repair of zone-specific meniscal injuries using a ...