hey! i recently ( month and a half) broke a 2cm chunk off my patella and tore my MCL, I already had surgery- they put the piece of bone back on rather than letting scar tissue fill it in or whatever they were gonna do and then i had a cadevar ligament, anything i should know? Is this abnormal? lol just curious
I have a question, I was diagnosed with a free edge radial tear medial meniscus and I just had surgery and they trimmed it but was that the only option? They couldn’t just repaired it
Thanks for the question. There are many factors that go into treating a tear like that. Some include: Patient age Cartilage status Precise location of the tear Symptoms Mechanical alignment Patient's ability to comply with postoperative restrictions and rehabilitation Certainly trimming a tear like that may be the right way to go. Some tears involve only the very inner margin of the meniscus which has historically been called the "white / white" zone. This just means that the blood flow is poor to non existent and a repair wouldn't heal anyway. In these cases, trimming as little of the tear as possible to remove the unstable tissue is all that is needed to get rid of pain and popping / clicking (mechanical symptoms). You can run into problems when a radial tear involves the entire meniscus body. In those cases, the meniscus will lose its shock absorbing function and consideration of a repair becomes more paramount. NOTE: Please understand that this does not represent the formation of a formal doctor patient relationship and is for educational purposes only. All comments should be considered as informal suggestions regarding any matters of medical care. Please also be aware that this is a public forum and any information you share is not secure.
So thankful for this video! I used to think the meniscus was an Olympic event but not anymore!
hey! i recently ( month and a half) broke a 2cm chunk off my patella and tore my MCL, I already had surgery- they put the piece of bone back on rather than letting scar tissue fill it in or whatever they were gonna do and then i had a cadevar ligament, anything i should know? Is this abnormal? lol just curious
I have a question, I was diagnosed with a free edge radial tear medial meniscus and I just had surgery and they trimmed it but was that the only option? They couldn’t just repaired it
Thanks for the question.
There are many factors that go into treating a tear like that. Some include:
Patient age
Cartilage status
Precise location of the tear
Symptoms
Mechanical alignment
Patient's ability to comply with postoperative restrictions and rehabilitation
Certainly trimming a tear like that may be the right way to go. Some tears involve only the very inner margin of the meniscus which has historically been called the "white / white" zone. This just means that the blood flow is poor to non existent and a repair wouldn't heal anyway. In these cases, trimming as little of the tear as possible to remove the unstable tissue is all that is needed to get rid of pain and popping / clicking (mechanical symptoms).
You can run into problems when a radial tear involves the entire meniscus body. In those cases, the meniscus will lose its shock absorbing function and consideration of a repair becomes more paramount.
NOTE:
Please understand that this does not represent the formation of a formal doctor patient relationship and is for educational purposes only. All comments should be considered as informal suggestions regarding any matters of medical care. Please also be aware that this is a public forum and any information you share is not secure.