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What are the symptoms of having a displacement menical root tear? i am under the impression that a displacement menical root is a tear? am i right?
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No: A displacement can be an anatomical variant, and is not the same as a tear.
Answered 3/25/2012
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Knee pain: Medial knee pain especially with squatting. Mechanical symptoms such as locking or recurrent swelling may also be present. Yes a meniscal root tear is a variant of a meniscal tear.
Answered 6/16/2012
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