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Meniscus Root Tears: A Clinical Review

Current Sports Medicine Reports, 2022
Abstract Meniscus root tears are important to recognize early given their potentially devastating consequences on joint health. This injury results in the lost ability of the meniscus to transfer axial loads into hoop stress; therefore, it is functionally equivalent to a complete meniscectomy.
Elena, Randazzo, Robert, Duerr, Michael R, Baria   +2 more
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Arthroscopic Repair of Meniscus Tears

Orthopedics, 1983
ABSTRACT: Arthroscopic repair of torn menisci using a bent-tip Keith needle is described. Experience with the technique over a seven-year period is summarized.
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Degenerative Meniscus Tear in Older Athletes

Clinics in Sports Medicine, 2020
Older athletes consist of a relatively healthier population with a high desire for return to sport despite knee injury. A meniscal tear is a common injury that has lasting impacts on joint function and activity level. Lower extremity loading from sporting activity in conjunction with degenerative meniscal changes increases the risk of meniscal tear in ...
Brian R, Wolf, Trevor R, Gulbrandsen
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Posterior root tears of the lateral meniscus

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2014
AbstractPurposeTo summarize and discuss the current knowledge on posterior lateral meniscus root tears.MethodsA comprehensive review of the MEDLINE database was carried out to identify relevant articles using different keywords (e.g. “meniscus root”, “root tear”, “meniscus avulsion”, “radial tear” and “lateral meniscus”).
Feucht, Matthias, Salzmann, Gian Max, Bode, Gerrit, Pestka, Jan M., Kühle, Jan, Südkamp, Norbert P., Niemeyer, Philipp   +6 more
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Ochronosis: complicated tear of black meniscus

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2009
AbstractWe describe a case of a previously healthy 35‐year‐old man who presents with meniscal symptoms, and present the arthroscopic findings of a complicated tear of black lateral meniscus. Investigations revealed that he had underlying alkaptonuria, which was previously undiagnosed without any other findings. After the surgical treatment, the patient'
Onder M, Delialioglu, Bulent, Daglar, Kenan, Bayrakci, Erman, Ceyhan, Kerem, Tezel, Selim, Erekul, Ugur, Gunel   +6 more
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Inframeniscal Portal for Horizontal Tears of the Meniscus

Arthroscopy, 2008
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy with an inframeniscal portal in horizontal meniscal tears that involved the anterior portion of the meniscus and verify the efficiency of this technique ...
Jong-Min, Kim, Seong-Il, Bin, Eugene, Kim   +2 more
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The Diagnosis of Meniscus Tears

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2007
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical examination are tools commonly used in the diagnosis of meniscus tears. It has been suggested routine MRI before therapeutic arthroscopy for clinically diagnosed meniscus tears will reduce the number and cost of unnecessary invasive procedures.
Mark, Ryzewicz, Bret, Peterson, Patrick N, Siparsky, Reed L, Bartz   +3 more
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Repair of peripheral meniscus tears

The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1981
Degenerative joint disease in the knee following me niscus injury and/or surgical removal of the meniscus is an accepted fact. In an attempt to reduce the severity of the degenerative joint disease, 27 patients underwent 29 repairs of tears in the peripheral one- third of the meniscus. Twenty-four were medial, and 5 were lateral. Twenty of the patients
R E, Cassidy, A J, Shaffer
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Isolated lateral meniscus tear in a boxer

Veterinary Record, 2010
The menisci are two semilunar discs of fibrocartilage interposed between the femur and tibia ([McKee and Cook 2006][1]). Injury of the lateral meniscus is rarely reported in the veterinary literature ([Langley-Hobbs 2001][2]).
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Management of Horizontal Cleavage Meniscus Tears

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine
The management of horizontal cleavage meniscus tears (HCT) has evolved in recent years. Historically, HCTs have been treated with partial meniscectomy, but multiple studies have shown the long-term risks of development of arthritic changes in the knee following meniscectomy.
Zachary R, Burnett, David C, Flanigan
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