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Category : Knee / Orthopaedics

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 with congenital lateral discoid meniscus or those that are physically active and once damaged, the meniscus cannot repair itself. The most common method has been to remove the damaged portion of the meniscus, but in recent years meniscus-sparing surgeries, that suture the margins of the meniscus at the tear, have begun to spread.
Source : Medical Xpress
On : 21-Apr-2023