| Recurrent medial joint line pain, instability, and tenderness may indicate a chronic medial meniscal tear or osteoarthritis. |
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| The goal of medial meniscal transplantation is to prevent degenerative changes that can result from meniscectomy. |
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| He developed a further septic inflammation in his knee after the meniscal transplantation and required further revision surgery. |
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| Patients with associated PCL injuries were excluded, but those with concomitant meniscal and collateral ligament injuries were allowed to participate. |
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| Loss of the meniscal cartilage can lead to degenerative arthritis. |
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| Cartilage, in its various forms, is found in intervertebral discs, as the articular lining for joint surfaces and in the meniscal pads of the knees. |
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| Meniscal injuries were treated arthroscopically by rasping, suturing, or partial meniscectomy, according to the size and location of the lesion. |
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| Meniscal tears and dislocations are common at the knees because it is easy to let the knees slide forward while turned out in first position. |
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