Specialties
Meniscus
Specialties
Orthopaedics
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Physiotherapist or surgeon first for a meniscus tearPhysiotherapist or surgeon first for a meniscus tear
For mostmeniscustears, physiotherapy is the evidence-supported first step; surgery is reserved for locked knees, persistent instability, or severe acute injuries that fail to settle.For most meniscus tears, physiotherapy is the evidence-supported first step; surgery is reserved for locked knees, persistent instability, or severe acute injuries that fail to settle.
Telling a meniscus tear from knee arthritisTelling a meniscus tear from knee arthritis
Ameniscustear begins at an identifiable moment. Osteoarthritis doesn't—it accumulates silently over months or years. This difference in onset is the single most reliable way to tell them apart.A meniscus tear begins at an identifiable moment. Osteoarthritis doesn't—it accumulates silently over months or years. This difference in onset is the single most reliable way to tell them apart.
Medial knee pain that isn't a meniscus tearMedial knee pain that isn't a meniscus tear
Around 850,000 meniscal surgeries are performed annually in the United States, yet five other structures in the medial knee generate pain so similar that clinicians commonly mistake them for meniscal tears.Around 850,000 meniscal surgeries are performed annually in the United States, yet five other structures in the medial knee generate pain so similar that clinicians commonly mistake them for meniscal tears.
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