{"id":888,"date":"2023-06-02T19:25:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/?page_id=888"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T08:15:34","slug":"rixi-miniskou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/en\/rixi-miniskou\/","title":{"rendered":"Meniscal tear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-site-tagline\">Georgios Panagopoulos MD | Orthopaedic Surgeon<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_200432076-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\" class=\"wp-image-5512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_200432076-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_200432076-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_200432076-1024x683-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><p><strong>Table of contents<\/strong><\/p><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#\u03c4\u03b9-\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03bf-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2\">What are the menisci?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#\u03c4\u03b9-\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03af-\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd-\u03c1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\">What causes meniscal tears?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1-\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03c4\u03b1-\u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1-\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2-\u03c1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7\u03c2-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\">What are the symptoms of meniscal tears?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\">Diagnosis<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\">Conservative treatment<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\">Surgical Treatment<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#faq-\u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ad\u03c2-\u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2\">FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"\u03c4\u03b9-\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03bf-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2\">What are the menisci?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Each knee has 2 C-shaped pieces of cartilage between the femur (thigh bone) and the tibia (leg bone), the <strong>medial<\/strong> and the <strong>lateral<\/strong> meniscus. The medial meniscus is on the inside and the lateral on the outside of the knee. The menisci look like potato wedges. The menisci act as <strong>shock absorbers<\/strong> and <strong>load sharers<\/strong>. They are the cushions of the knee joint. A torn meniscus is one of the most common knee injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\" class=\"wp-image-2978\" style=\"border-radius:20px;width:434px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"\u03c4\u03b9-\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03af-\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd-\u03c1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\">What causes meniscal tears?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Meniscal tears<\/strong> can usually develop in one of 2 ways, traumatic in the young and degenerative in the old. In younger (&lt;40 years) and active individuals, a torn meniscus can result from <strong>forceful twisting<\/strong> of the knee, such as a <strong>sudden \u201cstop &amp; turn\u201d<\/strong>, or <strong>sudden pivoting<\/strong> of the knee. Essentially what happens is that you twist your bended knee while you put your weight on it. Certain sports increase the risk of this happening, such as tennis, squash, football and skiing. \nIn older people (&gt;40 years), the menisci start to become weaker and more friable and can tear more easily, even without significant trauma. In fact, many of these occur spontaneously or with innocuous activities, such as kneeling or <strong>squatting<\/strong> while you do your house errands or your gardening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1-\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03c4\u03b1-\u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1-\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2-\u03c1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7\u03c2-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\">What are the symptoms of meniscal tears?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">People who get a traumatic meniscal injury may report a <strong>sudden onset sharp pain<\/strong> inside the knee accompanied by a <strong>crack or pop<\/strong>. It can take several hours for the knee to swell up and it is not uncommon for these people to keep going and the injury. Degenerative tears can be more insidious. Symptoms of a torn meniscus include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sharp pain on the inside or outside of the knee, depending on the involved meniscus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pain on deep sitting or squatting, if the back part of the meniscus is involved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes there can be a dull ache rather than sharp pain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Painful clicking and catching or locking. If your knee is locking, you might have an unstable torn meniscus that needs more urgent medical attention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your knee may also feel like giving way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5 - \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\" class=\"wp-image-2979\" style=\"border-radius:20px;width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7-\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\">Diagnosis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The doctor will take a history and perform a gentle physical exam. An x-ray is usually normal but might be necessary to quickly rule out other pathologies, such as fractures. The best test for a suspected meniscal tear is an MRI scan. This will provide high resolution images of the soft tissues of your knee and confirm the torn meniscus or other associated injuries that may occur, such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/en\/rixi-prosthiou-chiastou\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"890\" target=\"_self\">torn ACL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-4ffe43f5 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c1928409\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-f7da9130 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/8329296.fig_.003a.jpg \" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/8329296.fig_.003a.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5 MRI coronal\" class=\"uag-image-2163\" width=\"300\" height=\"314\" title=\"\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c5f42ddb\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-37c7f06e wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/4a-1-e1686986629772.jpg \" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/4a-1-e1686986629772.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a1\u03ae\u03be\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5 MRI sagittal\" class=\"uag-image-2161\" width=\"282\" height=\"282\" title=\"\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\">Conservative treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have an isolated torn meniscus and your symptoms are mild, you might opt for conservative management. This will involve rest, avoiding activities that aggravate your knee as well as physical therapy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae-\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\">Surgical Treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">If your pain is severe or getting worse and you don\u2019t seem to improve with the above measures, you are likely to need a knee arthroscopy. \n<a href=\"https:\/\/drgpanagopoulos.com\/en\/arthroskopisi-gonatos\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"926\" target=\"_self\">Knee arthroscopy<\/a> involves putting a camera inside your knee through 2 or 3 small 5mm incisions and having a look around. This is a very common orthopaedic procedure, usually performed under general anaesthetic. It is a day procedure and patients can go home the very same day if they wish. During the procedure, the surgeon will visualize the structures of your knee, diagnose and address any pathology present. A torn meniscus may be treated arthroscopically either by debridement (trimming), or with a meniscal repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Debridement or partial meniscectomy<\/strong> involves trimming the meniscal tear to smooth edges. Debridement is usually the treatment modality of choice in older patients with old tears, complex tears, or tears of the inner third of the meniscus that have poor supply and are unlikely to heal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Meniscal repair<\/strong> involves the use of special arthroscopic devices that use tiny suture anchors loaded in small needles through which the surgeon can introduce and tie sutures in order to repair the torn meniscus (all-arthroscopic repair). Tears that are likely to be amenable to repair are the acute ones (the ones that happened recently), tears in patients &lt; 40 years, vertical peripheral tears, horizontal tears, bucket handle tears that are caught early. It is important to know that meniscal has a poor blood supply. The outer third of the meniscus (red zone) had the best blood supply, whereas the inner third (white zone) has the worst. Surgeons often do this distinction by meniscal region and say that \u201cred-red\u201d will heal, \u201cwhite-white\u201d won\u2019t heal and \u201cwhite-white\u201d might heal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Whether your tear needs debridement or repair is often difficult to determine on MRI grounds only. This is instead typically a determination that is done <strong>intraoperatively<\/strong>, meaning that your surgeon will decide what is the right thing to do during the procedure.  \nUnfortunately, only a minority of torn menisci are amenable to repair (about 25%). However, the good news is that once repaired, your torn meniscus has a great chance to heal (about <strong>90%<\/strong>). So, odds are that you will do well after meniscal repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Rehabilitation after meniscal repair is very important. You will typically protect the knee for the first 6 weeks and get it going thereafter with regular physiotherapy, will the intent to return to regular activities 3 months after surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A situation that warrants special attention is the <strong>locked knee<\/strong>. A locked knee is a knee that won\u2019t straighten. This kind of situation needs urgent medical attention, as a locked knee is commonly due to a displaced bucket handle tear. This condition needs an urgent MRI scan and likely knee arthroscopy sooner rather than later, as delays may be detrimental and lead to accelerated knee arthritis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"faq-\u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ad\u03c2-\u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2\">FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1697808525333\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">What are the menisci?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>The menisci look like potato wedges. The menisci act as shock absorbers and load sharers. They are the cushions of the knee joint. A torn meniscus is one of the most common knee injuries.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1697808565320\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">What causes meniscal tears?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Meniscal tears can usually develop in one of 2 ways, traumatic in the young and degenerative in the old.  <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1697808715403\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">How is diagnosis made?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">\u2013 History &amp; clinical exam<br>\u2013 X-rays<br>\u2013 MRI<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1697808789304\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">What is the surgical treatment?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>A torn meniscus may be treated arthroscopically either by debridement (trimming), or with a meniscal repair. Debridement involves trimming the meniscal tear to smooth edges. Whether your tear needs debridement or repair is often difficult to determine on MRI grounds only. This is instead typically a determination that is done intraoperatively.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f0c78fbe default uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-77c46601\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-2fdac840 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M168.3 499.2C116.1 435 0 279.4 0 192C0 85.96 85.96 0 192 0C298 0 384 85.96 384 192C384 279.4 267 435 215.7 499.2C203.4 514.5 180.6 514.5 168.3 499.2H168.3zM192 256C227.3 256 256 227.3 256 192C256 156.7 227.3 128 192 128C156.7 128 128 156.7 128 192C128 227.3 156.7 256 192 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h4 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Athens<\/h4><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\"><a 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