MRI is ideal for studying the meniscus because of the low signal intensity of the fibrocartilage of the meniscus and the high signal intensity of fluid within a tear. [24] The normal-appearing ...

The association of bone contusion with menisceal lesions is reported to be around 8%. 18 In the present series it was 14%, and 31.2% in association with kissing contusions (five of the 16 cases: three ...

Repair also is recommended when the lesion is larger than 2 centimeters in length. A complex meniscus tear means there is a combination of tear patterns. This often involves both radial and ...

Although many of these patients end up with a diagnosis of a degenerative meniscal lesion, meniscal lesions are equally prevalent in patients with or without knee pain1 and therefore offer a poor ...

Meniscal tears can be either traumatic or degenerative in nature. Meniscal tears are uncommon in persons under 10 years of age, but become increasingly common during and after adolescence. [1 ...