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Can you tell me about surgery for tears involving both medial and lateral meniscus and a baker's cyst?
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Arthroscopic: Arthroscopic surgery is the surgery typically done for tears of the medial and/ or lateral meniscus. Depending on the type of tear, the surgery typically involves either repairing or debridment of the tears.
Answered 1/26/2017
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