Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rip-stop sutures should be used in patients with degenerative meniscus tissue during meniscal root repair.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The integrity of the posterior meniscus root attachment is critical for preserving knee joint biomechanics.

Although arthroscopic surgery of the meniscus is minimally invasive, you may still experience knee pain after the surgery. For some, long-term complications such as arthritis, reinjury, or bone death ...

A second-generation "all-inside" meniscal repair system provides a high success rate at long-term follow-up, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the ...

A study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine examines meniscal repair performed concurrently with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for acutely injured knees. The multicenter ...

Covidien has announced the launch of a new meniscal repair device, according to a news release. The AS Meniscal repair device is designed to allow orthopedic surgeons to perform “all-inside,” ...

The meniscus is the fibrous “shock-absorber” tissue in the knee joint. Its crescent shape rests on top of the tibia (the shin bone) and cups the femur (the thigh bone). The meniscus can be compared to ...

Some people may develop knee pain a year after meniscus surgery. This could occur for various reasons, including difficulties with postsurgical rehabilitation, re-tearing the cartilage, or developing ...