Meniscal tears can be either traumatic or degenerative in nature. Meniscal tears are uncommon in persons under 10 years of age, but become increasingly common during and after adolescence. [1 ...

Types of meniscus tears include radial, horizontal, flap, complex, and bucket-handle. All can compromise the knee, where this C-shaped cartilage is found. The part of the meniscus these tears affect, ...

Results 168 patients were included. Patients allocated to arthroscopy received partial resection and debridement of degenerative meniscal tears (81%) and/or articular cartilage (97%). There were no ...