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INJURY TITLE
| Meniscal Injuries |
INJURY OVERVIEW
| A tear I the cartilage rings inside the knee joint. The ends of the thighbone sit in them. |
INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION
| This type of injury is often seen in footballer and basket ball players. It happens when the knee (in a bent position) is caused to twist with the foot firmly placed on the ground. The pain experienced after this may vary. Small tears may cause little or no pain at all. In an older person this would be consistent with degeneration of the cartilage. The larger the tear usually means more pain and disability. The disability can arise because the loos portion of the tear can get caught between the bone ends of the joint, stopping movement.
There are other structures in the knee that are attached to the meniscus. The big ligament ton the inside of the knee is attached to it so injury to the meniscus could irritate this also and vice versa. |
COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
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HOW IS IT ASSESSED
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GENERAL TREATMENT
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WHICH HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO CONSULT
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PHYSIO X |
MEDIC X |
PODIATRY |
Put an ‘X’ next to each health professional that most commonly deals with this injury.
i.e. tennis elbow would be Physio and Medic as injections are common, whereas for muscular LBP it would be Physio and not Medic as they would just refer them to a Physio.