Open meniscal repair offers the advantage of better preparation of the tear site. However, only the most peripheral of tears in the red-red zone are amenable to this technique because of exposure ...

At the time of surgery, the patient was noted to have a complete ACL tear (Figure 4) and a peripheral medial meniscal tear involving the posterior horn close to the meniscocapsular junction ...

In cases of chronic extrusion, the release of the meniscus root peripheral attachment ... are shown demonstrating a chronic medial meniscus posterior root tear before (a) and after (b) posterior ...

Meniscal tears are common among athletes who experience ... a torn meniscus can't heal unless the tear is small and confined to the peripheral vascular zone. Similarly, the nerve supply providing ...