• Patients age 40+ years have fewer cells in meniscus and are more prone to degeneration and tears (Am J Sports Med 2007;35:103)
• Most common site is medial meniscus; tears arise as clefts along circumferential collagen fibers that may extend to medial margin and create a tag
• Surgery required for young active patients with tears due to athletics and older individuals with tears due to degeneration

• Fibroblast proliferation, synovial hypertrophy and increased cellularity
• Neovascularization of peripheral zone (Kerala Journal of Orthopaedics 2011;24(1))

Meniscus tear

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