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Arthroscopic sutures are used to repair the torn meniscus. Partial meniscectomy: [7] If the tear is in a non-repairable location (white-white zone) or the meniscal tissue is extensively damaged, the displaced fragment may be excised.
A 2008 study in the New England Journal of Medicine which shows that about 60% of meniscus tears cause no pain and are found in asymptomatic subjects. [1] The three major treatments for a damaged meniscus are repair, removal, and transplantation. The surgery is often carried out arthroscopically. [citation needed]
Traumatic tears are usually radial or vertical in the meniscus and more likely to produce a moveable fragment that can catch in the knee and therefore require surgical treatment. [ citation needed ] A meniscus can tear due to an internally or externally rotated knee in a flexed position, with the foot in a flexed position. [ 5 ]
Arthroscopic surgery, however, does not appear to result in benefits to adults when performed for knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis who have a meniscal tear. [18] [12] [19] This may be due to the fact that a torn meniscus may often not cause pain and symptoms, which may be caused by the osteoarthritis alone. [20]
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. ... a potential tear of the meniscus — the ...
Arthroscopic lavage is a "cleaning up" procedure of the knee joint. This short-term solution is not considered as an articular cartilage repair procedure but rather a palliative treatment to reduce pain, mechanical restriction and inflammation. Lavage focuses on removing degenerative articular cartilage flaps and fibrous tissue.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has a torn meniscus in his right knee that will require surgery, derailing the rookie's preseason progress and putting his status for the regular season ...
The surgery was called "controversial" by many sportswriters, due to a lack of studies on the long-term effects and the fact that an unsuccessful surgery could end an athlete's career. [9] Steadman has also adapted the surgery into a treatment to help reattach torn ligaments (a technique he calls the "healing response"). [citation needed]