Posterior medial meniscal root tears have a reputation problem. Once that root lets go, the meniscus behaves less like a load-sharing structure and more like a decorative gasket — extruding, translating, and quietly accelerating joint degeneration.
Surgeons have gotten better at fixing them. But one question still lingers in the OR (and definitely in rehab discussions): Does the repair actually behave like a native meniscus when the knee moves under load — or only on static testing?
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