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Despite the surgery, there still is a chance Towns plays in the postseason. This isn't the first time in recent Wolves history that a meniscus injury affected the teams' late-season playoff push.
The meniscus is a C-shaped piece of fibrocartilage located at the peripheral aspect of the knee joint that offers lubrication and nutrition to the joint. Each knee has two menisci, medial and lateral, whose purpose is to provide space between the tibia and the femur, preventing friction and allowing for the diffusion of articular cartilage.
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After a successful surgery for treating the destroyed part of the meniscus, patients must follow a rehabilitation program to have the best result. The rehabilitation following a meniscus surgery depends on whether the entire meniscus was removed or repaired. If the damaged part of the meniscus was removed, patients can usually start walking ...
I have added some info about rehabilation after surgery and some other stuff too...Also I added an external link containing various meniscus surgery videos. Tbere 21:42, 14 March 2007 (UTC) [ reply ] meniscus treatment article
"Joel Embiid had a successful procedure today to address an injury to the lateral meniscus in his left knee," the Sixers said in a statement. "He will be re-evaluated in approximately four weeks."
A meniscus transplant or meniscal transplant is a transplant of the meniscus of the knee, which separates the thigh bone from the lower leg bone . The worn or damaged meniscus is removed and is replaced with a new one from a donor. The meniscus to be transplanted is taken from a cadaver, and, as such, is known as an allograft.
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.