Absence of the medial meniscus (entire medial meniscal root tear) places large stresses on the ACL, the primary ligament that prevents anterior translation of the knee. Diagnosis.

Meniscus posterior horn root tears with associated extrusion have generated considerable interest since their initial description by Pagnani and colleagues. In 2008, Allaire and colleagues ...

Of more than 350 patients, it found that over 10 years the repair, removal or nonoperative treatment of meniscal root tears led to rates of osteoarthritis of 53 percent, 99.3 percent and 95.1 ...

A torn medial meniscus root can be devastating and by the time of a proper diagnosis, it is often too late for repair surgery. Dorothy Beckett, a 61-year-old professor and runner who took two ...

Like a lot of knee injuries, a meniscus tear can be painful and debilitating. Unfortunately, it's quite common. In fact, a meniscal tear is one of the most frequently occurring cartilage injuries ...

In the end, Beckett learned that she had torn her medial meniscus root — not all that uncommon in someone her age. The trouble is, many physicians misdiagnose the condition.

July 11 (UPI) --Meniscal root tears, often associated with younger athletes, also commonly strike older people with degenerative knee problems, a new study says.Now, a new inside arthroscopic ...

While the overall incidence of lateral meniscal root repair in all of the cases was 12.6%, the incidence was 7.1% in primary ACL reconstructions and 40.7% in revision cases. “Those who have re-torn ...

In the end, Beckett learned that she had torn her medial meniscus root — not all that uncommon in someone her age. The trouble is, many physicians misdiagnose the condition.