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I am having arthroscopic right knee surgery for a posterior root tear. what exactly do they do for that? i also have a large medial meniscus tear.

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Trim away: Most meniscal tears are trimmed away. In a rare case, in a young person, the meniscus can be repaired. The root is part of the meniscus wear it attaches near the back of the knee.

Answered 8/22/2017

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