2022年1月6日 · A torn meniscus can lead to a feeling of your knee giving way, inability to move your knee as you usually do or persistent knee pain. You might be more likely to develop osteoarthritis in the injured knee.

2022年1月6日 · A torn meniscus often can be identified during a physical exam. Your doctor might move your knee and leg into different positions, watch you walk, and ask you to squat to help pinpoint the cause of your signs and symptoms.

The meniscus is a firm, elastic, shock absorber that helps stabilize the knee and is important for normal function of the knee joint. It also provides protection of healthy cartilage in the knee. A meniscus can become damaged due to sudden trauma.

2013年2月1日 · Meniscal tears are among the most common knee injuries. How torn knee cartilage is treated varies considerably. For older adults, treatment decisions can be more complex if osteoarthritis also is present in the affected knee. Damage to the meniscus may be sudden and severe, as can happen to athletes in competitive contact sports.

The techniques of meniscus repair we have developed at Mayo include repairing the torn edges of the meniscus, with the short- and long-term goal being to preserve the meniscus tissue and help prevent knee osteoarthritis.

2012年11月19日 · Meniscus is the cartilage in the knee that is a cushion between the shinbone (tibia) and thighbone (femur). A meniscus tear can occur suddenly, for example, when an athlete abruptly stops running and changes directions.

2024年2月28日 · My understanding is that small tears in the meniscus can eventually dissolve/resolve without arthroscopy. The best thing would be to see a good orthopedic Dr specializing in knees. He or she would know if surgery is required.

2023年11月21日 · Mayo Clinic researchers discuss findings of several years of investigation of meniscus root tears, shedding light on patients' sensation of a watermelon seed sliding around in the knee.

2023年1月25日 · Torn meniscus. The meniscus is a C-shaped piece of tough, rubbery cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between the shinbone and the thighbone. It can be torn if you suddenly twist your knee while bearing weight on it.

2022年12月1日 · An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate (KROO-she-ate) ligament (ACL) — one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect your thigh bone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia).