Meniscal repair indications have not really changed in recent years. Typically younger, more active patients with concomitant ACL reconstruction and peripheral-third vertical tears continue to be the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The integrity of the posterior meniscus root attachment is critical for preserving knee joint biomechanics.

An 18-year-old man presented with pain and instability in the right knee. He sustained a twisting injury to the right knee while playing soccer a few months before presentation. Since that time, he ...

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear can be devastating for athletes, but other injuries can accompany ACL tears and may worsen knee instability. A sports medicine expert at Baylor College of ...

A meniscus tear can be a minor bother or a debilitating injury. A meniscus tear is frequently accompanied by a torn ligament. The tear almost always causes pain and swelling of the knee joint.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been suffering from strong pain on my left knee for a long time. An MRI was performed, which showed an "extensive degenerative tear throughout the body and a posterior horn of ...

A bucket handle tear is a type of meniscus tear that affects your knee. According to the journal Arthroscopy Techniques, an estimated 10 percent of all meniscal tears are bucket handle tears. These ...

Correspondence to Dr Duncan E Meuffels, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands; d.meuffels{at}erasmusmc.nl Objective To assess whether initial ...