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How Is a Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair Performed?
When patients are told that a medial meniscus posterior root tear should be repaired, the next question is usually straightforward: what actually happens during the operation? The concept is simple. The torn posterior root is brought back to the area of the tibia where it normally attaches and is secured there so that it can…
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Medial Meniscus Root Tear: What Happens Without Surgery?
A medial meniscus posterior root tear is not a condition in which one MRI finding automatically dictates one treatment. Some patients improve symptomatically and remain reasonably functional for a period of time. Others develop rapid progression of medial-compartment osteoarthritis. The difficult part is that, at the time of diagnosis, we still cannot predict the individual…
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Meniscus Root Tear: Do You Always Need Surgery?
How I think about medial meniscus posterior root tears in middle-aged and older adults A common story is a patient in their 50s or 60s who had been doing reasonably well, then suddenly developed significant medial or posteromedial knee pain during an ordinary movement: hurrying across a street, stepping off a bus, or getting out…
