People with meniscus tears who underwent surgery had poorer knee function and worse osteoarthritis after 10 years than those who did not ...

A common knee surgery — the partial removal of meniscus cartilage — may provide little benefit to people with knee osteoarthritis and may actually worsen their prospects for long-term knee health, ...

The routine use of prophylactic intravenous antibiotics does not reduce the risk of deep infection after arthroscopic meniscectomy, a retrospective study suggests. Jack M. Bert, MD, and colleagues at ...

Results from two prospective, concurrent, clinical trials demonstrate that a synthetic meniscus implant provides superior relief from post meniscus surgery knee pain when compared to treatment with ...

Partial meniscectomy does not improve patient symptoms or function, reveals a 10-year follow-up of the FIDELITY, a placebo-surgery controlled trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A single stem cell injection following meniscus knee surgery may provide pain relief and aid in meniscus regrowth, according to a novel study. A single stem cell injection following meniscus knee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No one likes being sidelined by knee pain. And if your ache is from a torn meniscus, it can linger for weeks. Contrary to popular ...

Correspondence to Joanne L Kemp, Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Federation University Australia, P.O. Box 663, Ballarat, VIC 3350, Australia; jkemp{at ...

Partial meniscectomy – a form of arthroscopic surgery for patients with a torn meniscus, a rupture of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee – is ineffective for individuals with mechanical symptoms of ...

When Derrick Rose undergoes surgery Friday to fix the torn medial meniscus in his right knee, a doctor will have options. The Bulls announced Thursday afternoon that Rose will have a meniscectomy, and ...