What is difference between meniscal repair and menisectomy?
With meniscal repair, your surgeon will place sutures or meniscal repair devices across the tear. The suture/ devices approximate the tear edges till your natural healing process spans the tear and allows tissue healing. This will restore the normal meniscal function and decrease the chance of later knee OA. With menisectomy, the torn portion of the meniscus is remove. This does not restore the normal meniscal function. Only meniscal tears in the vascular portion of the meniscus are typically repairable.
