Assertion: meniscus | /r/HasProperty | torn
Facets:
value: due to overuse
type: CAUSE
value: due to forceful twisting
type: CAUSE
value: due to injury
type: CAUSE
value: from front
type: OTHER
value: away from its attachments
type: OTHER
value: during activities
type: TEMPORAL
value: more badly
type: DEGREE
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Sometimes, the meniscus can be torn or damaged to the point where it cannot be repaired.
text: Bending the knee (into hyperflexion if tolerable), and especially squatting, is typically a painful maneuver if the meniscus is torn.
text: You will feel a pop when your meniscus is torn.
text: This occurs in the unusual circumstance whereby the whole meniscus is torn and irreparable.
text: The meniscus can be torn from front to back, from inside to outside or around its perimeter – often called a “bucket handle” tear as it allows a free segment of the cartilage to flip up similar to the handle on a bucket.
text: If you feel pain during this test or if there is a "click" sound as your leg rotates, there is a good chance that your meniscus is torn.
text: The meniscus is torn or injured in a variety of ways," says Michael Griesser, MD, of Premier Orthopedics, "most commonly through an impact or rotational injury to the knee.
text: The meniscus is torn or injured in a variety of ways.
text: When the meniscus is torn or damaged weight is no longer applied evenly across the bones, resulting in grinding of bone-on-bone.
text: The meniscus may be torn related to an athletic injury or to the aging process as the cartilage becomes more brittle.
text: If the meniscus is torn, a clicking sound can usually be heard as the knee is moved.
text: You may feel localized pain between the bones in the knee joint on the side of the knee where the meniscus is torn.
text: You may feel localized pain between the bones in the knee joint on the side of the knee where the meniscus is torn.
text: Your meniscus can also be torn from trauma such as a sports injury.
text: In this procedure, there is a piece of a meniscus that is more badly torn or macerated (all chewed up) and considered non-repairable.
text: The most common findings on exam include tenderness over the joint line where the meniscus is torn, swelling, and sometimes loss of motion.
text: An MRI is 70 to 90 percent accurate in identifying whether the meniscus has been torn and how badly.
text: The meniscus can be torn during activities that cause direct contact or pressure from a forced twist or rotation.
text: Based on the findings, diagnostic tests will be performed to determine which meniscus is torn, how bad it is damaged, and what type of treatment is recommended.
text: If you injure your knee and have the symptoms we described, there’s a pretty good chance your meniscus is torn.
text: A meniscus can be torn or can be completely ruptured.
text: If a meniscus is torn, then arthritis might develop because of the loss of cushioning.
text: Once the meniscus is torn, symptoms like locking, clicking, and catching may occur due to the torn fragment.
text: The meniscus can then be torn away from its attachments on the outside edges.
text: If the meniscus is so torn that a proportionally large portion must be removed, then the treatment after surgery becomes even more critical.
text: Technically the part of the meniscus that was torn was sliding over the ball of my femur locking the knee in place.
text: A meniscus tear is a common knee injury which occurs when the meniscus, a rubbery, C-shaped disc that cushions your knee, is torn due to forceful twisting.
text: When a meniscus is torn due to injury or overuse, it can often be repaired with surgery that involves suturing the damaged ends together.
text: Squatting and bending the knee can be quite painful especially with a meniscus tear since the movement of the joint if the meniscus is torn is often restricted.
text: Once the meniscus is torn, symptoms like locking, clicking, and catching may occur.