Nicholas Colyvas, MD, FAAOS, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon and UCSF professor of Orthopaedic Surgery presents “ Repair of Bucket Handle Meniscus Tear ” during the symposium Buckets, Ramps, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Meniscal repair can be a fairly straightforward surgical procedure or it can be a frustrating experience for the ...

A torn meniscus is a common knee injury. In younger people, the meniscus is fairly tough and rubbery. An isolated meniscus tear in a young patient is uncommon. However, young people not uncommonly ...

Eighty-four percent of children 18 and younger had successful clinical outcomes during an eight year follow-up to repair a torn meniscus (cartilage that provides cushioning to distribute your body ...

In young people, meniscus tears are most likely to be acute, and often they are isolated—without significant damage to ligaments. One type is a discoid lateral meniscus tear. In most people, the ...

A primary school-girl will spend her Christmas holidays in pain as she awaits major knee surgery for a bucket handle tear to the lateral meniscus in her right knee. Isabella Matthews was diagnosed ...

I am a finish carpenter and recently had immediate pain in my knee after simply standing up from a squatting position. There is now sharp pain at times in my knee especially when I rotate or pivot on ...