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 ...

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.

"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 ...

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 ...