Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MDKey TakeawaysThe McMurray Test checks for meniscus tears by bending and rotating ...

What could be a breakthrough for knee pain sufferers has gotten its first U.S. test. Surgeons at Ohio State University Medical Center have implanted the first plastic meniscus - that's the cartilage ...

Meniscal tears are one of the most common knee injuries. The meniscus is a piece of cartilage in your knee between your thighbone and shinbone that acts as a shock absorber. A meniscal tear is a tear ...

The term meniscus comes from the Greek word for "crescent" because of its moon-like shape. This band forms a concave support pad for the thigh bone to rest on. Without the meniscus, you wouldn't be ...

Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera's MRI came back late Friday night and showed issues with the meniscus in his left knee. While the extent of the injury is not yet known, he is heading to Florida to ...

A meniscus tear is one of the most commonly diagnosed knee injuries - and also one of the most misunderstood. If you’ve recently been told you have a torn meniscus and that surgery is your only option ...