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Bookmark or Share- Meniscus tears & repairs - Mayo Clinic Orthopedics & Sports MedicineThe meniscus is a firm, elastic, shock absorber that helps stabilize the knee and is important for normal function of the knee joint. It also provides protection of healthy cartilage in the knee. A meniscus can become damaged due to sudden trauma.
- Torn meniscus - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicThe meniscus is a C-shaped piece of tough, rubbery cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between the shinbone and the thighbone. It can be torn if you suddenly twist your knee while bearing weight on it.
- Torn meniscus - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo ClinicA torn meniscus often can be identified during a physical exam. Your doctor might move your knee and leg into different positions, watch you walk, and ask you to squat to help pinpoint the cause of your signs and symptoms.
- Advances in treatment of meniscus root tears - Mayo ClinicMeniscus root repair focuses on knees with minimal arthritis, he indicates. Without surgery, healing potential for these injuries is poor, with a nonoperative natural history of 95% failure, according to a publication by Dr. Krych and colleagues in American Journal of Sports Medicine in 2023.
- Rotura de menisco - Síntomas y causas - Mayo ClinicRealizar actividades que impliquen torcer y pivotar de manera agresiva la rodilla te pone en riesgo de tener una rotura del menisco. El riesgo es particularmente alto para los atletas, en especial para aquellos que participan en deportes de contacto, como el fútbol, o en actividades que implican pivotar, como el tenis o el baloncesto.
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