The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the ...

The majority of meniscal tears affect the medial meniscus ... A bucket-handle tear may displace into the intercondylar notch, where it may cause true locking of the knee joint.

Medial meniscus root tears are significant injuries that can lead to accelerated knee osteoarthritis and functional impairment. Traditionally, partial meniscectomy was the standard treatment for ...

The patient underwent an arthroscopy at which a displaced parrot beak tear of posterior horn of medial meniscus was found and a partial medial menisectomy was performed. The remainder of her knee was ...

Conclusion The general level of evidence for rehabilitation after ACL or meniscal tear was low. Moderate-certainty evidence indicates that several rehabilitation types can improve quadriceps strength, ...

We present a case of medial head of gastrocnemius ... leg as well as medial meniscus tear. A 46-year-old female massage therapist was reviewed in the orthopaedic outpatients’ clinic complaining of 3–4 ...

An expert panel produced these recommendations based on a linked systematic review triggered by a randomised trial published in The BMJ in June 2016, which found that, among patients with a ...

It is a shock absorber between the upper and lower bones of the leg. It also keeps the knee stable. A meniscus (pronounced: meh-NISS-kiss) tear happens when the meniscus is torn, either part of the ...

Meniscus tears are fairly common knee injuries affecting the rubbery ... The two knee menisci are referred to as the medial meniscus and the lateral meniscus, which both bear the load of the body to ...

A meniscus tear is a knee injury that usually occurs during jarring ... Wearing a compression sleeve or brace may help patients stay active while recovering from a meniscus tear by providing ...

There are several tests commonly used to diagnose a meniscus tear. The investigation ... than the others in detecting medial tears (affecting the inner knee). The Thessaly Test is performed ...

Canine meniscal injuries and cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) ruptures are common orthopedic issues in dogs, particularly affecting their stifle (knee ... likely to have medial meniscal tears ...