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.

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, ...

An expert panel produced these recommendations based on a linked systematic review triggered by a randomised trial published in The BMJ in June 2016, which found that, among patients with a ...

Meniscal tears are one of the most common knee injuries ... A player may squat and twist their knee, causing a tear, or they might be tackled. Degenerative tears are tears that happen over time as the ...

Meniscal tears are common among athletes who experience ... change in the knee joint often takes place in conjunction with degeneration of the meniscus. Pain, swelling and mechanical symptoms ...

However, long-term follow-up indicated that degenerative changes were directly ... There are a variety of bioabsorbable devices to repair the meniscal tear and each has lab pullout strength ...