Imagine getting an MRI of your knees and being told you have "mild intrasubstance degeneration of the posterior horn of the ...

Most treated meniscal tears are associated with degenerative knee disease, which can range from mild chondral changes not visible on a radiograph to established knee osteoarthritis. 2,3 The number ...

The use of knee arthroscopy to treat degenerative meniscal tears is well established worldwide. However, with the advent of high quality randomised controlled trials questioning its value, ...

The medial meniscus transmits approximately 50% of the total joint ... and there is no evidence to support that by repairing these medial meniscal root tears, knee degeneration will be postponed ...

Background: Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative meniscal tears is a commonly performed procedure, yet the role of conservative treatment for these patients is unclear. This systematic review and ...

Meniscal tears. Meniscal tears are very common (), with an incidence of approximately 160 per 100 000 per year.3 Meniscal tears in younger patients (under 40 years) are normally traumatic, and often ...

People with a degenerative meniscal tear, which can cause pain, swelling, stiffness and limited mobility. Rest, along with ice and pain medication, sometimes gives the knee time to heal on its own.

Outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy are no better than outcomes after sham surgery in patients with knee symptoms due to an apparent degenerative medial meniscus tear.

Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Degenerative Meniscal Tear. Published March 27, 2014. N Engl J Med 2014; ... although the authors excluded patients with radiographic degenerative changes, ...