What are some common symptoms associated with a meniscus tear?
DS: After tearing the meniscus cartilage, the most common complaints are popping, catching, locking, pain and swelling. STACK: Can you conceivably tear your meniscus and not feel it? DS: Yes. Many times, particularly as people age, tears in the meniscus can occur and be relatively asymptomatic. Usually it’s not diagnosed until the person tears it some more or there’s another injury to the knee. STACK: How can athletes protect themselves from a tear? DS: There is no guaranteed way of protecting against a meniscus tear. However, knee injuries often occur due to mental errors when someone is not paying attention, or thinking about something else and not using good mechanics or technique. STACK: Can you explain your new meniscus procedure? DS: What we’re able to do now is reconstruct the meniscus by providing a collagen scaffold to the missing defect, or large tear. We can cause the meniscus to re-grow through that scaffold and restore the shape of the meniscus cartilage. The new technique
