KNEE

Injuries of medial and lateral meniscus (meniscopathies):

The meniscus is a shock absorber and force transmitter in the knee. Menisci are C-shaped, fibrous cartilage. They lie in the knee joint like a wedge between the joint surfaces of the shinbone and thigh bone.

Causes:

Triggering movements are usually twisting movements of the thigh against the fixed lower leg

For example in sports such as skiing or football (traumatically conditioned). A meniscus rupture is also caused by age-related wear or a chronic overloading of the knee joint, for example in some occupational groups with predominantly crouching activity, such as tiler.

Symptome:

In an acute meniscus, the pain usually occurs suddenly, with degenerative changes in the knee they develop over a longer period of time and become worse and worse. A burning, knife-like pain is typical when the thigh is twisted against the fixed lower leg. Depending on the malformed condition of the meniscus, clamping phenomena with a pronounced movement restriction can result.

Therapy:

With a minimally invasive arthroscopic operation of the knee, which is done on the outpatient basis, meniscus damages are treated. The surgical procedures are dependent on the localization of the injury and the age of the patient.