Generally speaking, a partial meniscectomy (in which some meniscus is removed) places you at lesser risk of knee OA than a total meniscectomy (in which all the meniscus is removed). Although total ...

Meniscal tears can be either traumatic or degenerative in nature. Meniscal tears are uncommon in persons under 10 years of age, but become increasingly common during and after adolescence.

Objective To assess the benefit of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in adults with a meniscal tear and knee pain in three defined populations (taking account of the comparison intervention): (A ...

The discoid meniscus is an anatomic variant that primarily affects the lateral meniscus. Rarely, it has also been shown to affect the medial side. Watanabe [45] has classified the discoid meniscus ...