Medial and lateral menisci are crescent-shaped fibrocartilage structures that provide joint congruity, stabilization and lubrication and act as “shock absorbers” for joint preservation.

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. While less common ...

There are two types of meniscal root tears. The first is a traumatic tear that typically occurs in younger patients in association with a knee ligament injury. The second is a degenerative tear ...

In the end, she 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. While less common than a ...

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. While less common ...

Tears in the lateral meniscal root can occur with knee instability caused by an ACL injury. In a study recently published in Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation Shybut and colleagues ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forty percent of the knees with a meniscal tear had a horizontal tear, 37% a complex tear, 12% an oblique tear, 15% a radial tear, 7% a longitudinal tear, and 1% a root tear. (The percentages do ...

and his team of researchers followed 48 patients over age 50 who were diagnosed with a meniscal root tear. The meniscus is the spongy cartilage that provides cushion in the knee. Dragoo and his ...