Meniscus Tear: Repair, Remove or Wait? How Surgeons Decide | Part 1

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• SH

  @shoegalindeeed · 2 months ago (edited)

  Wow! This is the best meniscus tear video explanation i have ever watched. 99% of questions was explained very clearly! Thank u!

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• JE

  @Jeffreytroy1 · 2 weeks ago

  This is the best clinical explanation I've seen yet! thank you!

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• ME

  @MegaEwa28 · 1 month ago

  Excellent explanation. Thank you doctor Popovitz!

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• SH

  @shirleyparkes5283 · 2 days ago

  Very good explanation. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

• SB

  @sbhoosha · 2 months ago

  Great info, doc!! Questions a patient should ask when considering options. Ended on a cliff hanger. Waiting for part deux!

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• SW

  @SwatiBinzade · 1 month ago

  Great breakdown of meniscus treatment options. Understanding your injury and recovery matters and AlterMe can help you stay mindful of your health and recovery.

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• RO

  @rosengode · 1 month ago

  i have learnt so  much

• ED

  @EdgarDugaduga-z3f · 2 weeks ago

  I have TKR4,  and my doc advised knee replacement

• NE

  @nematullahkhan1512 · 4 weeks ago

  Has anyone done meniscus repair can share their experience which is helpful.

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• DR

  @dr80ali · 1 month ago

  I’m 46 and an otolaryngologist in Türkiye. I’ve been experiencing pain in my right knee when flexing it deeply, but I initially thought it was a minor ligament injury from working out that just needed some time to heal. I used to do squats and other leg exercises without any problems.<br><br>Two weeks ago, I felt a sudden pain in the same knee while playing volleyball. The MRI result was: <b>*Horizontal cleavage tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus, extending to the meniscal apex and dissecting the meniscus.*</b><br><br>An orthopedic friend of mine told me that surgery is necessary because I’m an active sportsman (although not a professional), and that this type of tear is almost impossible to heal with exercise or any other non-surgical treatment. Do you agree with him?<br><br>I really don’t want surgery, mainly because I don’t want part of my meniscus to be trimmed and my knee to become weaker as a result. I’d really appreciate your opinion. Thanks in advance!

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• NO

  @Nobarkus · 1 month ago

  I&apos;m 72 in great shape and no issues ever with my knees going to the gym for decades 3-4x a week, walking/hiking daily and doing yoga in my 50s and 60s. 5 months ago my medial right Meniscus root tore. MRI showed 1. Medial meniscal posterior root radial tear with 4 mm of meniscal<br>extrusion. Grade II chondromalacia of the medial compartment.<br>2. Subchondral fractures of the medial femoral condyle and medial tibial<br>plateau with moderate and mild marrow edema respectively.<br>3. Large joint effusion with synovitis.<br>I stayed 13 weeks non weight bearing to let the bone heal, weeks 14 and 15 adding 10 lbs a week weight while on crutches and walker. <br>Everytime I asked about the meniuscus the Orthopedic Dr said &quot;don&apos;t worry about that now&apos; 4 vists over 4 months and last visit he said try walking around the house without crutches&quot; and &quot;I don&apos;t need to see you anymore&quot; I said &quot;what about the fixing the meniscus?? He said &quot;Your 72 and it&apos;s not an option at this point&quot; What?!

• MR

  @Mrgn41 · 1 month ago

  I have a bucket tear but it&apos;s never locked my knee.

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