CONTEXT Few population-based studies have examined the incidence of meniscal injuries, and limited information is available on the influence of patient's demographic and occupational factors. OBJECTIVE To examine the incidence of meniscal injuries and the influence of demographic and occupational factors among active-duty US service members between 1998 and 2006. DESIGN Cohort study. SETT...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between the presence of meniscal injury and the femorotibial angle in the knee joint. METHODS Patients who underwent knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at our department between January 2015 and March 2015 were included in this study. Knee MR images of these patients were retrospectively re-evaluated for meniscal injury. Th...

In cases with root tear of the medial meniscus posterior horn, the meniscus usually can be repaired by a pull out suture technique. However, there is difficulty in manipulating a suture hook via the anteromedial portal and looking through the arthroscopic camera via anterolateral portal in the narrow medial joint space at the same time. This article describes a modified simple pull out suture t...

Hypoplasia of the meniscus is a very rare congenital abnormality, with only a few cases reported to date. A 9-year-old girl visited our hospital due to lateral knee pain following a hyperextension injury to the left knee. Magnetic resonance imaging showed hypoplasia of the medial and lateral menisci, as well as a posterior horn tear of the lateral meniscus, in both knee joints. To our knowledge...

The localized form of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee is a rare condition with non-specific symptoms. This makes diagnosis especially difficult when the meniscus is affected. A full assessment with several imaging modalities can help support the preoperative diagnosis. But in the case reported here, the full clinical and paraclinical assessment (X-rays, CT arthrography and MRI) was...

Native joint preservation has gained importance in recent years. This is mostly to find solutions for limitations of arthroplasty. In the knee joint, the menisci perform critical functions, adding stability during range of motion and efficiently transferring load across the tibiofemoral articulation while protecting the cartilage. The menisci are the most common injury seen by orthopedicians, e...

The purpose of this study was to document the pattern ligament and meniscal injuries that occur with proximal tibia fractures due high energy trauma. Seventy patients high-energy mechanisms were evaluated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) knee. All studies reported by a single musculoskeletal radiologist who blinded surgical physical findings. Of 70 patients, there 42 AO/OTA type 41B2 (60%) frac...

CONTEXT Lateral meniscus tears are a common entity seen in sports medicine. Although lateral-side knee pain is often the result of a meniscus injury, several extra-articular pathologies share signs and symptoms with a meniscus tear. It is critical for the clinician to be able to identify and understand extra-articular pathologies that can present similar to a lateral meniscus tear. EVIDENCE A...