title: Diagnosis and Management of Meniscal Injury.
abstract: Meniscal injury is a common cause for presentation to the emergency department or primary care physician's office. Meniscal injuries can be the result of a forceful, twisting event in a young athlete's knee or it can insidiously present in the older patient. Many patients with meniscal pathology appropriately undergo conservative management with a primary care physician while some may need referral to an orthopedist for operative intervention. Arthroscopic surgery to address the menisci is the most frequently performed procedure on the knee and one of the most regularly performed surgeries in orthopedic surgery.1 The purpose of this paper is to help elucidate the diagnosis and management of meniscal pathology resulting in knee pain. [Full article available at http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal-2016-10.asp].
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.affiliation: Executive Chief of Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, Care New England Health System, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Shalvoy
authors.affiliation: Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Care New England Health System, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Steve B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Behrens
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000072600:Meniscus / Q000473:pathology*; D059408:Pain Management; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
keywords: arthroscopy; knee pain; meniscal injury; orthopedic referral; osteoarthritis