A meniscus tear is an injury of the knee involving damage to the meniscus, a C-shaped cartilage located between the thighbone (femur) and shinbone (tibia). The meniscus is a shock absorber and provides stability to the knee joint.
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What is the indication for arthroscopic surgery with medial meniscus tear?
Query: Hello doctor, Can you help me to reach a result to go for an arthroscopic surgery or not? Both of my knees have a medial meniscus tear, and the MRI reports show that it is a grade 3 tear posterior horn. Both injuries are 2.5 and 1.5 years old separately occurring during running. Now I can walk and r... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It depends on the age and the activities you do. I can understand that the problem is there for two years. If you do not run and do not participate in sports, you can strengthen the knee and do some mobilization exercises, and prolong without surgery. But according t... Read Full »
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