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 ...

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

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 ...

Objectives Bone and other human tissues remodel through life, for example, as a response to increasing load, and this prevents permanent destruction of the tissue. Non-traumatic meniscal rupture is a ...

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 of ...

The term meniscus comes from the Greek word for "crescent" because of its moon-like shape. This band forms a concave support pad for the thigh bone to rest on. Without the meniscus, you wouldn't be ...

Meniscal Tear can occur in anyone but the injury is more common among athletes. A meniscal tear is a common knee injury. The meniscus is a C-shaped of cartilage found in the knee. There are two ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee is often performed in patients who have knee symptoms of unclear cause. When meniscal tears are found, it is commonly assumed that the symptoms are ...

The menisci are pads of cartilage in the knee joint. A tear can result from a trauma, such as twisting the leg, or age-related degeneration of the knee joint. It can lead to pain, swelling, and a ...

The meniscus is a piece of cartilage that provides a cushion between your femur (thighbone) and tibia (shinbone). There are two menisci in each knee joint. Meniscus tears can be acute or degenerative.