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Meniscal tears are the most frequently encountered and treated injuries in the knee joint. Over the last decade, there has been a shift in the way we manage meniscal tears with a move toward meniscal preservation. In this chapter, we discuss the anatomy, basic concepts and clinical evaluation of meniscal tears, as well as the current concepts of management.
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Tarazi, N., To, K., Khan, W.S. (2020). Meniscus Tears. In: Iyer, K., Khan, W. (eds) Orthopedics of the Upper and Lower Limb. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43286-7_22
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