The meniscus is a triangle-shaped structure located within the knee joint. It is made up of fibrocartilage and composed primarily of water. Its function is to lubricate the knee joint, reducing friction. Fibrocartilage is softer and more pliable...
According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, meniscus tears are among the most common knee injuries. A torn meniscus occurs as a result of contact sports, during squatting or from twisting your knee. Your meniscus is a piece of...
Knee injuries account for approximately 30 to 40 percent of all alpine ski injuries. Meniscus tears account for approximately 5 to 10 percent of those and are usually, but not always, associated with further injury to your knee. The injury is...
The knee is the largest joint in the body and vulnerable to injury. The meniscus in the knee is comprised of two C-shaped pieces of cartilage that provides stability for the knee and act as a shock absorber between the thighbone and shinbone....
Although tears in the meniscus --- a small piece of cartilage in your knee --- occur more often in contact sports such as football, runners also can suffer meniscus tears. If you've torn your meniscus while running or playing a sport, you may need...
The meniscus is a C-shaped piece of cartilage next to the knee that acts a shock absorber. A meniscus tear is a common injury of the knee joint that occurs from a trauma such as a forceful twisting of the knee joint or degeneration over time....
The meniscus is a cartilage that cushions the knee, and plays an important role in shock absorption and weight distribution in the knee joint. A meniscus tear is a common knee joint injury that stems from forceful rotation or twisting of the...
The meniscus is a C-shaped disc that cushions the knee. You have two of these rubbery discs in each knee, one on the inner side and one on the outer side. Together, they keep the knee balanced by ensuring the weight of the body is balanced across...
Your meniscus consists of pads of fibrous cartilage between the femur and tibia in your knee. One pad is on the inner or medial side of the knee, while the other is on the lateral or outer side. The meniscus acts as a shock absorber and helps to...
Your knee is a hinge joint formed by your thigh bone and your shin bone. These two bones come together and are stabilized by cartilage to help hold your knee in place. Between the two bones are two pads of cartilage that are known as the lateral...
The meniscus is a C-shaped piece of cartilage located between your shinbone and thighbone. Each knee has two menisci. A torn meniscus may cause pain, swelling and stiffness. If certain yoga poses are performed without proper alignment, your...
Hiking can be a time to enjoy the outdoors while challenging yourself physically. But there are times when an injury requires you to make adjustments to your style of hiking. For example, a torn meniscus is a common knee injury that reduces the...
Menisci are found in a person's knee joints, lying on top of the uppermost end of the shin bone. Each knee has a lateral pad of cartilage, or meniscus, toward the outer side of the knee joint and a medial meniscus on the inner side of the knee...
A meniscus is a wedge-shaped piece of rubbery cartilage that sits between the bones in your knee joint. Each knee has two menisci, which help stabilize the knee, absorb shock and prevent the femur, tibia and kneecap bones from rubbing against one...
When you hear the dreaded words "torn knee cartilage," your doctor is probably referring to the meniscus in your knee. The meniscus is a type of cartilage that aids in shock absorption and stability of the knee. A torn meniscus may occur at any...
The meniscus is a muscle in the knee that acts as the connecting buffer between your thigh and your shin. According to MayoClinic.com, a torn meniscus is a very common knee injury, although the muscle can become inflamed and painful even without...
The meniscus is a piece of cartilage that sits between the bones within the knee joint. If you damage the meniscus, your knee bones may rub against each other, which can cause significant pain and discomfort. If this occurs, your doctor may...
Whether you are climbing a set of stairs or a mountain, climbing with a meniscus tear can present a challenge. In fact, small meniscus tears can happen from excessive climbing. A meniscus tear occurs as the result of a sudden twisting of the knee....
The meniscus is composed of two pads of cartilage that are located in the middle of your knee joint. A pinched meniscus is the layperson's way of saying you are suffering from a partial tear of one or both of the pieces of cartilage. If you are...
Your knee joint features two supporting cartilage pieces that cushion the connection between your thighbone and shinbone. These are known as your meniscus. The meniscus can tear in a number of different ways and are a common injury in athletes,...
The meniscus is a crescent-shaped disk of fibrocartilage that is found in your knee joint. Each knee has two menisci: the lateral and medial. They are located between the ends of the upper leg bone and lower leg bone of the knee joint. These...
The meniscus is the cushion that acts as the barrier between your femur and your tibia, but not everyone is fortunate to have two working menisci. Whether you were born without menisci, had them removed via meniscectomy or have menisci that do not...
The knee is a complex joint in the body filled with many different structures. Connective tissue like cartilage helps keep these structures in place while reducing friction and stress between the bones. The meniscus is an important connective...
A meniscus injury, sometimes called torn knee cartilage, is a common injury to the fibrous tissue in your knee, in which this protective cartilage that serves as a shock absorber between the thigh and shinbone is torn. This can happen with a...
Knee injuries are not as common in snowboarding as wrist or ankle damage, but tearing your meniscus is still possible, particularly when performing and landing half-pipe tricks. Snowboarding with a torn meniscus can be painful and may worsen the...
A meniscus injury is usually a tear that affects one or both of the pieces of cartilage in your knee joint. The cartilage, which both cushions and stabilizes the joint, may be torn straight across in a radial or transverse tear, or it may be torn...
One of the most common knee injuries is a torn meniscus, according to Mayoclinic.com. Your knees have two menisci, or pieces of cartilage that cushion the area between your shinbone and thigh. Meniscal tears are common in athletes but can occur in...
Pedaling requires the knee to open and close repeatedly, so the most common knee problems will be overuse injuries. A medial meniscus tear is sudden onset trauma. In other words, something happens to cause the cartridge in the knee to tear. This...
Your knee joint is cushioned by two round pieces of cartilage, each called a meniscus. The lateral meniscus lies on the outside of your knee joint, and it can be torn or strained during physical activity. Injury to your lateral meniscus can affect...
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