Medically reviewed by Laura Campedelli, DPT Five types of meniscus tears include radial, horizontal, flap, complex, and ...

[25] The majority of these tears, however, are asymptomatic and occur in association with degenerative joint disease. The changing patterns of meniscal injury with chronological age most likely ...

An orthopedic surgeon may order further diagnostic studies like an MRI (Magnetic Resonance ... In young athletes with certain patterns of injury, repairing the meniscus tear through arthroscopy ...

Patients were considered ineligible if they had clinical or MRI evidence of structural concomitant injuries that necessitated surgical intervention (eg, an unstable bucket-handle meniscal tear) or a ...

Patients were aged 18 to 65 years (mean 31.3, SD 10.5), 60% male sex (n=100). We evaluated the presence and location of meniscal tears by baseline MRI. We analysed and compared how many patients per ...

For example, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that 35% of people over the age of 50 had meniscus tears on their MRI, but no knee pain or other symptoms. In another ...