A 42-year-old member asked:
What is the right treatment for a sports injury meniscus tear?
4 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Charles Herreraanswered
45 years experience
See orthopedics: Reduce weighht bearing
do not overimmobilize
see your md or orthopedist.
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Dr. John Michalskianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 38 years experience
Meniscal tear: Scope partial meniscectomy vs repair-- depends if a peripheral tear, chronic/complex tear. If not a simple, far peripheral, fresh tear, best bet may be partial meniscectomy.
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Dr. Christopher Hajnikanswered
Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery 20 years experience
Depends: Symptoms such as pain and knee locking may require surgical intervention.
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Dr. Bernard Bach Jranswered
Orthopedic Surgery 44 years experience
Surgery.: Usually arhtroscopic surgery is required to take care of a meniscal tear.
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Last updated Feb 13, 2015
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