The meniscus is a cushion to stabilize a section of cartilage of the knee exists. Sometimes, the C-type cartilage, a treatment option that can be torn, the pain of physical therapy, medication, cortisone injections, pain relief drugs can include. If these treatment options do not work, or severe tears, doctors can perform surgery to repair a meniscus, a type that is used to correct a torn meniscus. Elements involved in the repair meniscus is torn portion may involve sewing back together depending on the specific repair techniques, either partially or completely remove, replace it with donor meniscus.There meniscus operation, repair, remove the two basic types are as follows. The first type includes sewing together parts of the meniscus damage. This process is typically used when the meniscus tear of the meniscus affects the outer edge. In such cases, physicians are typically torn parts of the medial meniscus using a yarn dissolving stitch separate parts of the meniscus together.Sometimes, surgeon, and a good choice the repair decision not can be. Because of poor blood supply to the inner portion of the meniscus may not promote healing after surgery, there is this. In such cases, the surgeon, which includes removing the damaged portion of cartilage, can also perform a partial meniscectomy surgery to leave the rest in place. In many cases, the surgeon is also involved in the repair due to the meniscus in both the outer and inner part of the meniscus, the torn edges to smoother.In some cases, the remaining meniscus shave. For example, the meniscus, the tear may extend from the outer edge of the inner portion of the meniscus. In some cases, even under the influence of the inner portion of the meniscus of this type of injury, has access to enough blood to heal well. If you like this, the surgeon, tears, you can repair it or simply delete.
