PDF-Meniscus Tear Handout

wHat Is It the meniscus is a Cshaped piece of cartilage in the knee that cushions and acts as a shock absorber between your thigh bone femur and shin bone tibia you have both an inner medial. Each knee has two menisci an inner and outer meniscus The meniscus functions as a shock absorber between the rounded thigh bone femur and tibia The meniscus is rubbery tissue that loses its elasticity with age Meniscus tears are very common occurrin Achilles Rupture. Disruption of the tendon - edema. Normal. Achilles Rupture. T2 image. Focal high signal in tendon (white). Irregular appearance to tendon. Tendon normally low signal (black). Felt pop. A PICTORIAL REVIEW. EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT. ABSTRACT ID:  IRIA . – 1177. Authors. : Dr . Subarekha T B*, Dr Mohan Kumar Y*, Dr Murugesan A*, Dr Anbarasu A. **, Dr . Sivasubramanian B**, . Institution: . Meniscus Injuries. How far we haven’t come. “…It . is, however, a clinical fact that one of the semilunar cartilage, usually the internal one, does occasionally become loosened from its attachments; and, in consequence, this body is liable to be displaced either forwards or backwards, and so to interfere with the proper movements of the knee-. Anatomy & injury prevention. Renee Chambers. High School athletes . Why to be concerned as an athlete. You use your knees for everything!. Too. common. you can injure yourself . anytime . Better understanding = better injury prevention. Assistant Professor. University of Georgia Health Sciences Center. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. No Financial Disclosures. Orthopedic Surgeon. Sports Medicine. Knee, Shoulder, Elbow Surgery. Alabbadi. . after the . lec. ,,you have to know. Anatomy of knee joint. Sign and symptoms. How to examine the knee. Special tests . Diagnosis. Meniscal. problems. . Anatomy. It is the . largest and most complex . How far we haven’t come. “…It . is, however, a clinical fact that one of the semilunar cartilage, usually the internal one, does occasionally become loosened from its attachments; and, in consequence, this body is liable to be displaced either forwards or backwards, and so to interfere with the proper movements of the knee-. UCSF Clinical Professor Orthopedic Surgery. Disclosures. Consultant for . Moximed. Stock Shareholder . Ceterix. 50 Y O female, stepped off a curb 2 weeks ago. Acute R knee pain and swelling. Posterior medial pain. Rehabilitation appointments are once every 1 to 2 weeksGood control and no pain with sport and work specic movements, including impactPrecautionsPost-activity soreness should resolve within 24 ho MENISCUS TEAR OF THE KNEE What is a meniscus? The meniscus consists of tw o wedge - shaped pieces of fibro - cartilage that act as "shock absorbers" “e meniscus is important because it dissipates forceacross the knee joint. In a normal patient, the force acrossthe knee joint during walking can be two to four timesthat of the normal body BR Gelbart Orthopaedic Surgeon/Knee Surgery Fellow, Honorary consultant, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital Soft TissueKnee Clinic, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witwatersrand, Jo Joseph Noah, MD. Suncoast . Orthopaedic. Surgery. And Sports Medicine. Meniscal Anatomy. Medial and Lateral. Semilunar in shape. Essential in distributing load and reducing joint forces. Act as secondary stabilizers of the knee.