The asymptomatic lateral discoid meniscus, even if discovered incidentally, does not require treatment. Treatment is necessary only when the patient complains of significant symptoms. The patient in ...

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear can be devastating for athletes, but other injuries can accompany ACL tears and may worsen knee instability. A sports medicine expert at Baylor College of ...

Osaka, Japan― Tearing their meniscus—a crescent-shaped piece of a soft cushion of cartilage located between the femur and tibia—can be devastating for young athletes. It is easily damaged in people ...

The menisci of the knee joint are fibrocartilaginous C-shaped disks that occupy the joint space between the femur and the tibia. Embryologically, the menisci form from mesenchymal tissue and appear as ...

With all of the fantastic imaging techniques available in healthcare today, clinicians are capable of diagnosing tissue and joint deformities using non-invasive imaging with remarkable accuracy.

It’s never a good sign when teams are vague about a player’s injury. The Philadelphia 76ers are being vague about what happened to Joel Embiid’s left knee against the Warriors, calling it an “injury” ...

The Sixers provided another update Thursday night on Joel Embiid's all-important left knee. A team official said that an MRI following the Sixers' loss Tuesday to the Warriors and further evaluation ...

The Philadelphia 76ers took another hit Thursday when star Joel Embiid’s knee injury evaluation results emerged. The 76ers announced before their 127-124 road win over the Utah Jazz that Embiid ...

Tom Ignudo is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Before he joined CBS Philadelphia in 2021, Tom covered high school and college sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He covers breaking ...

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has an injured meniscus in his left knee and will miss at least the next two games as Embiid and the team consider treatment options, the team said. “An ...