CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF MENISCUS TEARS

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Dr. Manish Maheshwari is an Orthopaedist and
Sports Medicine Surgeon in Indore and has an
experience of more than 13 years in these fields.
Dr. Manish Maheshwari practices at Global SNG
Hospital in South Tukoganj, Indore. He completed
graduation post Graduation from Mahatma Gandhi
Memorial Medical College Maharaja Yashwant Rao
Hospital, Indore in 2005. He worked in major
hospitals of Mumbai like Lilavati Hospital
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospitals.
ADDRESS
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16/1, South Tukoganj, Global SNG Hospital,
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CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF MENISCUS TEARS
Meniscus is usually present between two bones
which act as a cushion in knee joint. There are
two menisci in each knee joint. 
Normally the injury to the meniscus occurs during
the activities in which there is a pressure while
rotating the knee joint. 
It's not necessary that only the athletes or the
people who play contact sports are prone to
meniscus injury, but the people who are
forcefully rotating or giving extra pressure on
the knee joint are more likely to get meniscus
injuries. Even House wives or office goers can
also get Meniscus injury during minor activities.
Generally the treatment protocols depends upon
the severity of injury, the treatment options can
vary from rest to the surgery, many of the times
you can help to prevent this injury by doing
exercises that strengthens the leg muscle and
using proper technique while playing Sports. 
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Causes of meniscus injuries-
The most common cause of meniscus tear are due to
Sports that contains direct contact or applying
extra pressure to the joint in twisting and
rotation. Usually in gyms very deep squatting and
heavy lifting in the improper form may lead to
injury. There are various kind of sports that
requires certain turns and stop, in such kind of
sports the risk of meniscus injury increases like
in football, basketball, soccer, tennis.
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Even in the children and in old ages also
meniscus tear may occur. The meniscus weakens
with the age. The most common age group where the
meniscus injuries are seen is 35 to 40 years of
age.
Can meniscus tear heal by its own-
In case of meniscus tear some people think that
the injury of meniscus will heal by its own over
the time, but there are different type of
meniscus tear in which some tears won't heal
without treatment.
Its dependent where does deer usually occur in
avascular part or in vascular part, if the tear
is on the outer one third of the meniscus it may
heal by its own this is because this area
contains rich blood supply and the blood cells
helps meniscus tissues to regenerate. But if the
tear is in another two third where there is no
blood flow the tear can't be repaired and need
surgical removal.
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Treatment of meniscus tears- 
The very first thing to be done after the
meniscus injury is to get examined by physician
who specialises in orthopaedics and sports injury
medicine, the physician will check the tenderness
of the knee joint and measure the range of motion
of the knee. After this examination imaging test
may be done like MRI and xray, this is because
there are many type of meniscus tears that can
only be determined by imaging test for the exact
location and the severity of the tear.
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The best course of the treatment is based after
determining the exact location type and the
degree of tear along with the age and the
activity level of the patient. Depending upon the
severity surgical and non-surgical treatments are
used. 
Non-surgical treatments for the tears that can
heal on their own may include

• Physical therapy (physiotherapy)
• RICE - rest , ice , compression , elevation
• Anti inflammatory medicines

For the tears that are more severe, surgery is
the best treatment. The main goal of this surgery
is to preserve the meniscus bike repairing
process and by removing the torn part, the
surgery is basically done by Arthroscopy. After
the surgery, you may need to participate in
physical activities and therapies that helps in
strengthening the knee joint and to regain the
range of motion of the knee joint to participate
in daily activities.
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orthopedic doctors in Indore and offers Frozen
shoulder surgery, PCL knee surgery, ACL
reconstruction surgery, Arthroscopic knee
surgery, Rotator cuff orthopedic surgery and
shoulder rotator cuff Surgery in his clinic
Indore Arthroscopy Center. If you are looking for
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