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Tear in lateral Minisucs

Tear in lateral Minisucs

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Hi,
I hurt my knee and had an MRI and the diagnosis is
Discoid lateral meniscus with a radial tear at the junction of the anterior and posterior horns.
I've attached a picture of the MRI.

I know the surgical option but want to hear people's experiences with trying to rehab it without surgery.
Also, is there any disadvantage to waiting to see how the rehab goes before having surgery?
Thanks
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Hello!

If you have time and if the injury is not degenerative then you can go for conservative therapy.

You would need to rest your leg in a cast and wait for recovery following up regularly with scans and physiotherapy. Age is an important factor for conservative treatment.

If conservative fails you have an option of surgery.

Take care!
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