title: Meniscal tears: diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment.
abstract: Arthroscopic surgery for treatment of pathologic meniscal lesions has become the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedure in the United States. This article reviews the diagnosis, evaluation, and subsequent treatment of meniscal tears in the knee.
authors.affiliation: Specialty Centers for Orthopaedic and Rehabilitative Excellence, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Hardin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farr
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Bach
mesh_terms: D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries