Beaumont Doctors Specializing in

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Beaumont Doctors Specializing in Sports
Medicine


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Meniscus Surgery
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Anatomy
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Anatomy
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Meniscus Function
Shock Absorber
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Symptoms of a Torn Meniscus

• Pain
• Swelling
• Catching
• Locking

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Blood Supply
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Arthroscopic Look
Normal
Torn
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MRI
Normal
Torn
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Arthroscopic Surgery
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Meniscectomy
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Meniscectomy
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Meniscectomy
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Meniscectomy
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Meniscal Repair
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Meniscal Repair
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Meniscal Repair
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Goal

• Pain-free knee that does not lock or catch

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Possible Risks and Complications

• Anesthetic
• Neurovascular injury
• Stiffness
• Infection
• Blood clot
• Pain, swelling, mechanical symptoms
• Retear of meniscus

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Rehab

• Depends on the procedure
• If simple meniscectomy, able to bear weight when
  comfortable rehab individualized
• If meniscus is repaired, period of
  nonweightbearing or weightbearing in a brace
  followed by rehab

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No surgery is ever guaranteed, but meniscus
surgery is a highly successful procedure