Knee Injuries
A 28-year-old male soccer player presents 2 weeks after a twisting injury to his right knee. He reports mechanical symptoms with intermittent locking and giving way. Examination reveals a positive McMurray test with medial joint line tenderness and a small effusion. MRI shows a vertical longitudinal tear in the red-white zone of the medial meniscus posterior horn extending 15mm in length. Regarding meniscal injuries:
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The meniscus has important biomechanical functions including load distribution (50% of load in exten...
Meniscal tear patterns include vertical longitudinal (including bucket handle - displaced), horizont...
The white-white zone has the best healing potential; complex degenerative tears are ideal for repair...
Meniscal repair indications include: peripheral tears (red-red, red-white zones), vertical longitudi...
Partial meniscectomy is indicated for irreparable tears (white-white zone, complex, degenerative, ho...
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