As before the knee joint still must be opened and damaged
meniscus removed.
Forman announced that Rose should be back within 4 - to - 6 weeks after having part of
his meniscus removed in surgery.
Not exact matches
The decision to repair (sew together) versus
removing the torn piece depends largely on the blood supply to the
meniscus.
In general, we don't want to
remove a piece of
meniscus that could heal together since
meniscus tissue does not grow back.
Paxton Pomykal had surgery this week on his
meniscus to
remove damaged scar tissue.
This research is part of Maroo's CAREER award research, in which he is investigating the fundamental physics associated with nanoscale
meniscus evaporation and passive liquid flow to
remove large amounts of heat from small surfaces in very short amounts of time.
Arthroscopic
Meniscus Surgery What it is: A minimally invasive operation to repair or
remove damaged cartilage.
Most of my
meniscus has been
removed and I have chondramalacia and osteoarthritis, but amazingly my knee does really well and I rarely have major pain or mobility issues out of it — especially if I stay active and keep my weight down.
Until the damaged
meniscus is
removed, and it should definitely be
removed, lameness will continue, with a progression of pain and arthritis.
In larger pets, the
meniscus can be smoothed through arthroscopic surgery and the tags of torn tissue
removed.
The surgeon inspects the joint,
removing fragments of the ruptured ligament and repairing the
menisci if needed, then fashions an artificial ligament to stabilize the joint and prevent abnormal motion.
This leaves some
meniscus behind to distribute the compression load on the knee but
removes the painful, ineffective portion.
When the crucial ligament ruptures, the medial (on the inner side of the knee)
meniscus frequently tears and must either be
removed, partly
removed, or ideally repaired.
This surgery involves opening of the joint capsule to
remove the torn ligament as well as the
meniscus (cartilage pad between the bones) if it is damaged.
In this method, the joint capsule is opened and the ligament /
meniscus are
removed just as in the first surgery described.
If a tear is found, it must be
removed, as the
meniscus does not heal by itself.
My knee was cut wide open and one of the
meniscus was
removed.