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Tear of Meniscus

Tear of Meniscus

Miller, Frederic P.
Vandome, Agnes F.
McBrewster, John

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ISBN10: 6134090697
ISBN13: 9786134090698
Publisher: Alphascript Pub
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.33 Width: 9.02 Depth: 6.00
Language: English
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In sports and orthopedics, a tear of a meniscus is a rupturing of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee called menisci. When doctors and patients refer to torn cartilage in the knee, they actually may be referring to an injury to a meniscus at the top of one of the tibiae. Menisci can be torn during innocuous activities such as walking or squatting. They can also be torn by traumatic force encountered in sports or other forms of physical exertion. The traumatic action is most often a twisting movement at the knee while the leg is bent. In older adults, the meniscus can be damaged following prolonged 'wear and tear'. This is called a degenerative tear. Tears can lead to pain and/or swelling of the knee joint. Especially acute injuries (typically in younger, more active patients) can lead to displaced tears which can cause mechanical symptoms such as clicking, catching, or locking during motion of the knee joint.

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