The integrity of the posterior meniscus root attachment is critical for preserving knee joint biomechanics. Meniscus root tears treated nonoperatively or with partial meniscectomy lead to poor ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Click here to watch video of the procedure. The medial meniscus root attachment plays an integral role in ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -Dr. Kristyn Darmafal l, MD, Orthopaedic Specialists of Davenport, is the PSL guest to talk about treatment and surgery options in orthopedic medicine. Darmafall is Fellowship ...

A second-generation "all-inside" meniscal repair system provides a high success rate at long-term follow-up, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the ...

July 11 (UPI) --Meniscal root tears, often associated with younger athletes, also commonly strike older people with degenerative knee problems, a new study says. Now, a new inside arthroscopic repair ...

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gunze Limited (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan, President: Toshiyasu Saguchi) [TOKYO:3002] is pleased to announce the use of Gunze’s biodegradable scaffolds for a meniscal ...

The medial meniscus is the central band of cartilage attached to the tibia, or shinbone. The band goes around the knee joint in a crescent-shaped path and is located between the medial condyles of the ...

The term meniscus comes from the Greek word for "crescent" because of its moon-like shape. This band forms a concave support pad for the thigh bone to rest on. Without the meniscus, you wouldn't be ...

Dorothy Beckett has been a runner for decades and knows her body well, so the 61-year-old biochemistry professor was puzzled when her knee hobbled for no apparent reason after a routine run. She took ...

Dorothy Beckett has been a runner for decades and knows her body well, so the 61-year-old biochemistry professor was puzzled when her knee hobbled for no apparent reason after a routine run. Beckett ...