Knee Injuries
A 52-year-old woman felt a pop in her knee while gardening. She presents with medial knee pain and swelling. Examination reveals joint line tenderness and McMurray test reproduces pain. MRI shows a radial tear at the posterior horn medial meniscus root with 5mm of meniscal extrusion on coronal images. No significant pre-existing arthritis is present. Regarding meniscal root tears:
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Meniscal root tears disrupt the circumferential (hoop) stress distribution of the meniscus, function...
MRI findings include: radial tear at meniscal root attachment, "ghost meniscus" sign (absent posteri...
Meniscal root tears preserve hoop stress function; young men are most commonly affected; meniscal ex...
Surgical treatment involves transtibial pullout repair: sutures are passed through the meniscal root...
Repair outcomes show healing rates of 60-90% with improved symptoms and function; however, arthritis...
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