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2. Meniscus tear - Wikipedia

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   A tear of a meniscus is a rupturing of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee called menisci.When doctors and patients refer to "torn cartilage" in the knee, they actually may be referring to an injury to a meniscus at the top of one of the tibiae.

3. Articular cartilage damage - Wikipedia

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   The International Cartilage Repair Society has set up an arthroscopic grading system by which cartilage defects can be ranked: grade 0: (normal) healthy cartilage; grade 1: the cartilage has a soft spot, blisters, or superficial wear; grade 2: minor tears of less than one-half the thickness of the cartilage layer

4. Radiographic classification of osteoarthritis - Wikipedia

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   There are many grading systems for degeneration of intervertebral discs and facet joints in the cervical and lumbar vertebrae, of which the following radiographic systems can be recommended in terms of interobserver reliability: [1] Kellgren grading of cervical disc degeneration; Kellgren grading of cervical facet joint degeneration

5. Torn ACLs may heal with therapy instead of surgery, though ...

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   Knee injury doctors have long thought that a torn ACL required surgery to fix. New research suggests a non-surgical treatment may be as effective. ... to a potential tear of the meniscus — the ...

6. Medial meniscus - Wikipedia

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   Damage to the outer third of the meniscus has the best healing potential because of the blood supply, but the inner two thirds of the medial meniscus has a limited blood supply and thus limited healing ability. Large tears to the meniscus may require surgical repair or removal. In terms of a meniscus tear, the doctor can categorize the injury ...

7. Arthroscopy - Wikipedia

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   The procedures are more commonly performed to treat meniscus injury and to perform anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. [3] While knee arthroscopy is commonly used for partial meniscectomy (trimming a torn meniscus) on middle aged to older adults with knee pain, the claimed positive results seem to lack scientific evidence. [4]

8. Neymar tears ACL and meniscus in Brazil's World Cup ... - AOL

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   The medical tests “NEYMAR ” underwent, confirmed the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Meniscus tear injury in his knee, he will be going through surgery and then a treatment program that will be ...

9. Vikings rookie QB J.J. McCarthy to undergo surgery for torn ...

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   Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy will undergo surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee after complaining of soreness this past weekend, the team announced on Tuesday.