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Meniscus: repair whenever we can

19 February 2026 · 5 min read

Surgeon holding arthroscopic instruments over a draped knee in an operating theatre

A trimmed meniscus is a stopwatch for arthritis. Modern all-inside repair devices mean far more tears are reparable than most patients are told.

Here I outline the tears we repair, the tears we do not, and how rehab differs between the two paths.