Neither 'meniscal' nor 'mechanical' symptoms predict findings on knee arthroscopy

Orthopaedic surgeons have traditionally been taught that certain types of knee symptoms indicate damage to specialized structures called the menisci. But these "meniscal" and "mechanical" symptoms do not reflect what surgeons will find at knee arthroscopy, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Source: Medical Xpress

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