Being the most common musculoskeletal progressive condition, osteoarthritis is an
interesting target for research. It is estimated that the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) …

Knee osteoarthritis is a common degenerative joint disease characterized by chronic knee
pain and disability in daily living. The lesion can involve the cartilage as well as the …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

Background: Medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRTs) cause pain and dysfunction
and are associated with poor clinical outcomes with nonoperative management at short-term …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent joint disorder with no approved disease-modifying
treatment available. The importance of imaging in assessing all joint structures involved in …

A joint contains many different tissues that can exhibit pathological changes, providing many
potential targets for treatment. Researchers are increasingly suggesting that osteoarthritis …

Abstract Purpose of Review Meniscus injury often leads to joint degeneration and post-
traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) development. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to …

The first description of meniscus injury came in the late eighteenth century. Between 1782
and 1803, British surgeon William Hey published several articles describing “internal …

The menisci play an important role in knee kinematics. Their unique anatomy allows them to
channel forces generated during knee movements through the larger tibio-femoral condylar …

Purpose Meniscus extrusion has always been described as an indirect sign of meniscus
pathology and is associated with a loss of function of the affected meniscus. The current cut …