Open meniscal repair offers the advantage of better preparation of the tear site. However, only the most peripheral of tears in the red-red zone are amenable to this technique because of exposure ...

Types of meniscus tears include radial, horizontal, flap, complex, and bucket-handle. All can compromise the knee, where this C-shaped cartilage is found. The part of the meniscus these tears ...

and peripheral anchor. These devices allow for tensioning across the meniscal tear. In addition, these constructs are flexible and have the potential to deform and move with the meniscus during ...

Dr. Paul Fleissner, a board-certified orthopaedic and pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, ...

Prof. Jia-Lin Wu's research team from Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, has developed an advanced biodegradable tissue ...

The meniscus is an unusual cartilage, with blood flow in only the peripheral 10–25% of the tissue. “If tears occur in an area with blood flow, suture is an option since the cells will bond ...