Knee Pathology
A 55-year-old woman presents with sudden onset of medial knee pain after squatting. She felt a "pop" and developed immediate swelling. She is now unable to fully weight-bear. MRI shows a complete tear of the posterior medial meniscal root with meniscal extrusion of 4mm. Radiographs show no significant arthritis. Regarding meniscal root tears:
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Meniscal root tears disrupt the circumferential hoop stress mechanism of the meniscus, functionally ...
Clinical presentation includes acute onset of pain (often with a "pop"), rapid swelling (hemarthrosi...
Root tears do not affect knee biomechanics; meniscal extrusion is a normal finding; partial meniscec...
Untreated posterior medial root tears progress to medial compartment arthritis within 5 years in mos...
Treatment options include transtibial pullout repair (anatomic reattachment through bone tunnel), su...
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