Meniscal tears are one of the most common knee injuries. The meniscus is a piece of cartilage in your knee between your thighbone and shinbone that acts as a shock absorber. A meniscal tear is a tear ...

This week we are going to discuss meniscus tears of the knee. The medial and lateral meniscus are pads in the knee which provide stability and cushioning to the knee, as well as improve the ...

Open repair may be used for tears within 2 mm of the meniscocapsular junction ... treatment but with normal alignment with a stable knee with minimal evidence of degenerative change; or ACL ...

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 ...

Behind-the-knee pain could be due to muscle strain or arthritis—or something far more serious. Orthopedic experts say these are the most common causes.

Prof. Jia-Lin Wu's research team from Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, has developed an advanced biodegradable tissue ...

An expert panel produced these recommendations based on a linked systematic review triggered by a randomised trial published in The BMJ in June 2016, which found that, among patients with a ...