{"id":894,"date":"2025-12-03T15:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/?page_id=894"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:41:57","slug":"meniscus-tears","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/conditions-knee\/meniscus-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"Meniscus Tears"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"894\" class=\"elementor elementor-894\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8b2a9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c8b2a9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528c659e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"528c659e\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74848b49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74848b49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76316df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76316df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is the <br \/>Circumferential Stitch?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5c032c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d5c032c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ce414d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56ce414d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why do most doctors <br \/>remove the meniscus?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4128eae3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4128eae3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6460c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6460c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What do the <br \/>studies show?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28dbe309 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28dbe309\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e70d6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e70d6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What happens pre<br \/>&amp; post surgery?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504d7bd1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"504d7bd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111641af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"111641af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8551fc no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e8551fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment Options: <span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\"> Pros &amp; Cons<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb17050 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fb17050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are 1 million meniscus surgeries performed in the US per year and over 90% of them are REMOVAL surgeries called \u2018partial meniscectomy\u2019 , \u2018trimming\u2019 , \u2018cleaning up\u2019 or \u2018debriding\u2019. <\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Read this site to learn why is the case, and to learn your smartest option: Circumferential Repair.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529d55c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"529d55c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3003fba3 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3003fba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<div id=\"container-father-button\">\r\n    <div class=\"caja caja1\">\r\n        <div><h3> Repair<br><span class=\"span-color\">(sew tear together)<\/span><\/h3><\/div> <span class=\"learn-more\">Learn more\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/check-arrow-down.svg\" width=\"15px\"> <\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"caja caja2\">\r\n        <div ><h3>Remove<br><span class=\"span-color\">(\u201ctrim\u201d or \u201cclean up\u201d)<\/span><\/h3><\/div> <span\r\n            class=\"learn-more\">Learn more <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/check-arrow-down.svg\" width=\"15px\">\r\n        <\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"caja caja3\">\r\n        <div ><h3>Do nothing<br><span style=\"color: #b79d9400; font-weight: 300;\"><br><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\r\n        <span class=\"learn-more\">Learn more <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/check-arrow-down.svg\" width=\"15px\">\r\n        <\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"caja caja4\">\r\n        <div ><h3>Physical Therapy<br><span style=\"font-weight: 300; color: #b79d9400;\"><br><\/span><\/h3>\r\n        <\/div> <span class=\"learn-more\">Learn more <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/check-arrow-down.svg\"\r\n                width=\"15px\"> <\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"caja caja5\">\r\n        <div ><h3>Injections<br><span style=\"font-weight: 300; color: #b79d9400;\"><br><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\r\n        <span class=\"learn-more\">Learn more <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/check-arrow-down.svg\" width=\"15px\">\r\n        <\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"information-div\">\r\n    <div class=\"info info1\">&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"tab-father\">\r\n            <h3><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg\">Repair<\/span> <br>(sew tear together)<\/h3>\r\n            <div>\r\n                <div class=\"tab-child1\">\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/icon-pros.webp\"> PROS<\/h4>\r\n                        <div>\r\n                       <ul>\r\n  <li>Heals the meniscus by sewing the torn edges together<\/li>\r\n  <li>Resolves pain generated from the meniscus tear<\/li>\r\n  <li>Maintains the health of the knee by restoring its natural functionality<\/li>\r\n  <li>Scientifically proven to work<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"child2-tabs\">\r\n                        <h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/icon-cons.webp\">CONS<\/h4>\r\n                        <ul>\r\n                            <li>Requires minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Requires 6 weeks of healing followed by a few months of physical therapy<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Cutting sports must be avoided for 5-9 months<\/li>\r\n                        <\/ul>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"child-reference-tab\">\r\n                <h5>References<\/h5>\r\n                <span>Even before the advent of modern Circumferential Stitch repair techniques, the medical literature\r\n                    supported good results with meniscus repair<\/span>\r\n                <div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/342967570_Comparing_Meniscectomy_and_Meniscal_Repair_A_Matched_Cohort_Analysis_Utilizing_a_National_Insurance_Database\"\r\n                        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a\r\n                        href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20953762\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21820843\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27234653\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25242513\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25108905\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23318612\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 7<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26602251\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference\r\n                        8<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26095821\/\" target=\"_blank\"\r\n                        rel=\"noopener\">Reference 9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27132771\/\"\r\n                        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 10<\/a>, <a\r\n                        href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29146386\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference\r\n                        11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32360266\/\" target=\"_blank\"\r\n                        rel=\"noopener\">Reference 12<\/a><\/div>\r\n                <span>Circumferential Stitches provide enhanced biomechanical repair<\/span>\r\n                <div><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25442653\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/311564433_Changes_in_Contact_Area_in_Meniscus_Horizontal_Cleavage_Tears_Subjected_to_Repair_and_Resection\"\r\n                        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a\r\n                        href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25312766\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26081591\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25225682\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25225682\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        &nbsp;\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"info info2\">&nbsp;\r\n        <div class=\"tab-father\">\r\n            <h3><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg\">Remove<\/span><br> (\u201ctrim\u201d or \u201cclean up\u201d) <\/h3>\r\n            <div>\r\n                <div class=\"tab-child1\">\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/icon-pros.webp\">PROS<\/h4>\r\n                        <div>\r\n                            <ul>\r\n                                <li>Relatively quicker recovery after surgery<\/li>\r\n                            <\/ul>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"child2-tabs\">\r\n                        <h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/icon-cons.webp\">CONS<\/h4>\r\n                        <ul>\r\n                            <li>Significantly reduced effectiveness of your meniscus<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Has not been shown to improve symptoms better than non-operative care when measured at 6\r\n                                months and 2 years post-operatively<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Contact pressures and areas of the surrounding cartilage become increasingly compromised\r\n                            <\/li>\r\n                            <li>Increased risk for knee arthritis<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Increased likelihood of needing knee replacement surgery in the future<\/li>\r\n                        <\/ul>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"child-reference-tab\">\r\n                <h5>References<\/h5>\r\n                <span>The knee is at increased risk for arthritis and the eventual need for total knee\r\n                    replacement<\/span>\r\n                <div><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21247936\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32451526\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33794839\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29112467\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29146386\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/clinorthop\/Fulltext\/2007\/04000\/Benefit_of_Single_leaf_Resection_for_Horizontal.30.aspx\"\r\n                        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a>, <a\r\n                        href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23733830\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 7<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20516315\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference\r\n                        8<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21035991\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n                        Reference 9<\/a><\/div>\r\n                <span>Has not been shown to improve symptoms better than non-operative care when measured at 6 months\r\n                    and 2 years post-operatively<\/span>\r\n                <div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/nejmoa1305189\" target=\"_blank\"\r\n                        rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a\r\n                        href=\"https:\/\/ard.bmj.com\/content\/annrheumdis\/77\/2\/188.full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\r\n                        rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23703915\/\"\r\n                        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Reference 3<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        &nbsp;\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"info info3\">&nbsp;\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"tab-father\">\r\n            <h3> <span  class=\"camorantItalic textBg\">Do Nothing<\/span><\/h3>\r\n            <div>\r\n                <div class=\"tab-child1\">\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/icon-pros.webp\">PROS<\/h4>\r\n                        <div>\r\n                            <ul>\r\n                                <li>There is no treatment and no economic related cost<\/li>\r\n                            <\/ul>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"child2-tabs\">\r\n                        <h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/icon-cons.webp\">CONS<\/h4>\r\n                        <ul>\r\n                            <li>Pain and dysfunction are very likely to persist<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Compromised contact pressures and areas of the surrounding cartilage<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Increased risk for knee arthritis<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Increased risk of needing eventual knee replacement surgery<\/li>\r\n                        <\/ul>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"child-reference-tab\">\r\n                <h5>References<\/h5>\r\n                <div><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference\r\n                        2<\/a>, <a\r\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/311564433_Changes_in_Contact_Area_in_Meniscus_Horizontal_Cleavage_Tears_Subjected_to_Repair_and_Resection\"\r\n                        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>, <a\r\n                        href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25312766\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26081591\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>,\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25225682\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        &nbsp;\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"info info4\">&nbsp;\r\n\r\n        <style>\r\n            .space {\r\n                width: 300px;\r\n            }\r\n        <\/style>\r\n        <div class=\"tab-father\">\r\n            <h3 ><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg\">Physical Therapy<\/span><\/h3>\r\n            <div>\r\n                <div class=\"tab-child1\">\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/icon-pros.webp\">PROS<\/h4>\r\n                        <div>\r\n                            <ul>\r\n                                <li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                        <li>Non-invasive<\/li>\r\n                                    <\/ul>\r\n                                <\/li>\r\n                            <\/ul>\r\n                            <div class=\"space\"><\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"child2-tabs\">\r\n                        <h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/icon-cons.webp\">CONS<\/h4>\r\n                        <ul>\r\n                            <li>Will not heal the tear but might help propagate the tear into a less painful state<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Compromised contact pressures and areas of the surrounding cartilage<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Increased risk for knee arthritis<\/li>\r\n                            <li>Increased risk of needing eventual knee replacement surgery<\/li>\r\n                        <\/ul>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        &nbsp;\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"info info5\">&nbsp;\r\n       \r\n        <div class=\"tab-father\">\r\n            <h3 ><span  class=\"camorantItalic textBg\">Injections<\/span><\/h3>\r\n            <div>\r\n                <div class=\"tab-child1\">\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/icon-pros.webp\">PROS<\/h4>\r\n                        <div>\r\n                            <ul>\r\n                                <li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                        <li>Your knee can feel better for 3-6 months at a time<\/li>\r\n                                    <\/ul>\r\n                                <\/li>\r\n                            <\/ul>\r\n                            <div class=\"space\"><\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"child2-tabs\">\r\n                        <h4> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/icon-cons.webp\">CONS<\/h4>\r\n                        <ul>\r\n                            <li>All types of injections give temporary relief via similar anti-inflammatory mechanisms\r\n                     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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9690\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9690\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Repair <span style=\"font-weight:300\">(sew tear together)<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-circle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 137-111 248-248 248S8 393 8 256 119 8 256 8s248 111 248 248zm-143.6-28.9L288 302.6V120c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-16c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v182.6l-72.4-75.5c-9.3-9.7-24.8-9.9-34.3-.4l-10.9 11c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9L239 404.3c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l132.7-132.7c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9l-10.9-11c-9.5-9.5-25-9.3-34.3.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9690\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c7e275 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72c7e275\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50797b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50797b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Repair (sew tear together)<\/strong><\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4><ul><li>Heals the meniscus by sewing the torn edges together<\/li><li>Resolves pain generated from the meniscus tear<\/li><li>Maintains the health of the knee by restoring its natural functionality<\/li><li>Scientifically proven to work<\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4><ul><li>Requires minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery<\/li><li>Requires 6 weeks of healing followed by a few months of physical therapy<\/li><li>Cutting sports must be avoided for 5-9 months<\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #272727;\">References<\/span><\/h4><p>Even before the advent of modern Circumferential Stitch repair techniques, the medical literature supported good results with meniscus repair<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #272727;\"><a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/342967570_Comparing_Meniscectomy_and_Meniscal_Repair_A_Matched_Cohort_Analysis_Utilizing_a_National_Insurance_Database\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20953762\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21820843\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27234653\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25242513\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25108905\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23318612\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 7<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26602251\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 8<\/a>,<a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26095821\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 9<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27132771\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 10<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29146386\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 11<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32360266\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 12\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Circumferential Stitches provide enhanced biomechanical repair<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #272727;\"><a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25442653\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/311564433_Changes_in_Contact_Area_in_Meniscus_Horizontal_Cleavage_Tears_Subjected_to_Repair_and_Resection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25312766\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26081591\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25225682\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25225682\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9691\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9691\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Remove<span style=\"font-weight:300\">(\u201ctrim\u201d or \u201cclean up\u201d)<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-circle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 137-111 248-248 248S8 393 8 256 119 8 256 8s248 111 248 248zm-143.6-28.9L288 302.6V120c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-16c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v182.6l-72.4-75.5c-9.3-9.7-24.8-9.9-34.3-.4l-10.9 11c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9L239 404.3c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l132.7-132.7c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9l-10.9-11c-9.5-9.5-25-9.3-34.3.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544e99ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"544e99ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f45ea71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f45ea71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Remove (\u201ctrim\u201d or \u201cclean up\u201d)<\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Pros<\/h4><ul><li>Relatively quicker recovery after surgery<\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>Cons<\/h4><ul><li>Significantly reduced effectiveness of your meniscus<\/li><li>Has not been shown to improve symptoms better than non-operative care when measured at 6 months and 2 years post-operatively<\/li><li>Contact pressures and areas of the surrounding cartilage become increasingly compromised<\/li><li>Increased risk for knee arthritis<\/li><li>Increased likelihood of needing knee replacement surgery in the future<\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>References<\/h4><p>The knee is at increased risk for arthritis and the eventual need for total knee replacement<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #272727;\"><a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21247936\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32451526\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33794839\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29112467\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #272727;\"><a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29146386\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/clinorthop\/Fulltext\/2007\/04000\/Benefit_of_Single_leaf_Resection_for_Horizontal.30.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23733830\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 7<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20516315\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 8<\/a>,<a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21035991\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Reference 9<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>Has not been shown to improve symptoms better than non-operative care when measured at 6 months <span style=\"color: #272727;\">and 2 years post-operatively<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #272727;\"><a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/nejmoa1305189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/ard.bmj.com\/content\/annrheumdis\/77\/2\/188.full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23703915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Reference 3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9692\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9692\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do nothing <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-circle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 137-111 248-248 248S8 393 8 256 119 8 256 8s248 111 248 248zm-143.6-28.9L288 302.6V120c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-16c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v182.6l-72.4-75.5c-9.3-9.7-24.8-9.9-34.3-.4l-10.9 11c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9L239 404.3c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l132.7-132.7c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9l-10.9-11c-9.5-9.5-25-9.3-34.3.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de94dcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de94dcc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43518101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43518101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">DO NOTHING<\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">There is no treatment and no economic related cost<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Pain and dysfunction are very likely to persist<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Compromised contact pressures and areas of the surrounding cartilage<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Increased risk for knee arthritis<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Increased risk of needing eventual knee replacement surgery<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #272727;\">References<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #272727;\"><a style=\"color: #272727;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/311564433_Changes_in_Contact_Area_in_Meniscus_Horizontal_Cleavage_Tears_Subjected_to_Repair_and_Resection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25312766\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26081591\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #272727;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25225682\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9693\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9693\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Physical Therapy <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-circle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 137-111 248-248 248S8 393 8 256 119 8 256 8s248 111 248 248zm-143.6-28.9L288 302.6V120c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-16c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v182.6l-72.4-75.5c-9.3-9.7-24.8-9.9-34.3-.4l-10.9 11c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9L239 404.3c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l132.7-132.7c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9l-10.9-11c-9.5-9.5-25-9.3-34.3.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df72018 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7df72018\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77dac07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77dac07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Physical Therapy<\/span><\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Non-invasive<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Will not heal the tear but might help propagate the tear into a less painful state<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Compromised contact pressures and areas of the surrounding cartilage<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Increased risk for knee arthritis<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Increased risk of needing eventual knee replacement surgery<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9694\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9694\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Injections <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-circle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 137-111 248-248 248S8 393 8 256 119 8 256 8s248 111 248 248zm-143.6-28.9L288 302.6V120c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-16c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v182.6l-72.4-75.5c-9.3-9.7-24.8-9.9-34.3-.4l-10.9 11c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9L239 404.3c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l132.7-132.7c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9l-10.9-11c-9.5-9.5-25-9.3-34.3.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ba104b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56ba104b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633693c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"633693c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Injections<\/span><\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Your knee can feel better for 3-6 months at a time<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">All types of injections give temporary relief via similar anti-inflammatory mechanisms<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Have not been shown to heal meniscus tears but might help propagate the tear into a less painful state<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Compromised contact pressures and areas of the surrounding cartilage<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Increased risk for knee arthritis<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #272727;\">Increased risk of needing eventual knee replacement surgery<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e36ee3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58e36ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6ebbca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d6ebbca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6ae563 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b6ae563\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d37878 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d37878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the most advanced, scientifically proven<br> \n<span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">Meniscus Repair System<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692aab33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"692aab33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/meniscus-repair-stem.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-824\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853f508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"853f508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invented by The Joint Preservation Center, we use a state-of-the-art and award-winning <br \/>meniscal repair system based on the Circumferential Stitching technique developed <br \/>by Justin Saliman, M.D.<br \/><br \/>This unique treatment allows surgeons to arthroscopically sew all meniscus tear types including those previously considered difficult or impossible to sew back together.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>As a result, patients heal pain and dysfunction while preventing arthritis in the long-term.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a08f122 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a08f122\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b811bf elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-41 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9b811bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"btn-new\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91bce13 elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-14 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"91bce13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:+13802195972\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Us Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d810b0 fixedNo e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11d810b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e07e25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e07e25\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35780ae8 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35780ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg  tx-40\"> Holding over 25 patents on meniscus repair, <\/span><br>\nThe Joint Preservation Center leads the <br> field in modern meniscal preservation.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432f08a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"432f08a6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1b1a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e1b1a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents2-_-PatentGuru.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-825\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents2-_-PatentGuru.webp 290w, https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents2-_-PatentGuru-230x300.webp 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152b9d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"152b9d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents4-_-PatentGuru.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-826\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents4-_-PatentGuru.webp 290w, https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents4-_-PatentGuru-230x300.webp 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ed7298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49ed7298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents-_-PatentGuru.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-827\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents-_-PatentGuru.webp 290w, https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents-_-PatentGuru-230x300.webp 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3f650e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a3f650e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents3-_-PatentGuru.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-828\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents3-_-PatentGuru.webp 290w, https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/justin-saliman-US-PatentPatents3-_-PatentGuru-230x300.webp 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de3481b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4de3481b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56efb824 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56efb824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Circumferential Stitching Repair<br>\n<span class=\"camorantItalic textBg  tx-40\">  is the best treatment for meniscus tears<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dab2eac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dab2eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It takes 6 weeks for musculoskeletal tissues to heal. During this time, the meniscus tear edges must be firmly held together as there are too many knee forces acting on the tear and constantly pulling it apart. Tears do not heal on their own nor with any type of injection or therapy. They must be securely sewn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1b4737 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d1b4737\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176e3905 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"176e3905\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a20a4e5 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a20a4e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Circumferential Technique<br>\nis biomechanically stronger<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19026f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19026f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/circumferential-stitches-technique-gif-animation.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-829\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dcec605 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dcec605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Saliman\u2019s NovoStitch medical device allows surgeons to place circumferential sutures around meniscus tears \u2013 providing uniform, anatomic <strong>compression of the tear edges.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acdefd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7acdefd8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7b13d7 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c7b13d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Old Techniques<br>\nare riskier and incomplete<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce1a5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ce1a5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/old-technique-gif-animation-meniscus-tear.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-830\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d7e7fbd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d7e7fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traditional techniques only effectively sew together the top part of the tear, <strong>leading to partial healing and increased risk of meniscus re-tears.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452f16d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"452f16d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6285c5c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6285c5c6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd22d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cd22d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/dr-saliman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/The-Circumferential-Compression-Stitch-for-Meniscus-Repair.pdf\" 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href=\"\/dr-saliman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Changes-in-Contact-Area-in-Meniscus-Horizontal-Cleavage-Tears-Subjected-to-Repair-and-Resection.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Publications-in-National-Library-of-Medicine.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Publications-in-National-Library-of-Medicine.webp 429w, https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Publications-in-National-Library-of-Medicine-300x117.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42be5f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42be5f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/dr-saliman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Biomechanical-Evaluation-of-an-All-Inside-Suture-Based-Device-for-Repairing-Longitudinal-Meniscal-Tears.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Study-published-by-Harvard-University.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-833\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Study-published-by-Harvard-University.webp 431w, https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Study-published-by-Harvard-University-300x117.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327e9e8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"327e9e8d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a68ec5 elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-41 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a68ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"btn-new\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebca14 elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-17 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ebca14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:+1%20(380)%20219-5972\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Us Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c9d763 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44c9d763\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cf7215 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49cf7215\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ba8463 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75ba8463\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27ca23 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d27ca23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modern meniscus repair can ease symptoms now,<br> \n<span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">and help protect your knee long-term<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d5fd4c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"24d5fd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/9queR2FJIxA&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/jointpreservationcenter.com\\\/dr-joseph-wilcox\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/video-inside-out-technique.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:834,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/video-inside-out-technique.webp);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67100b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67100b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9983cf5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9983cf5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3903a43f no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3903a43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Almost all meniscus tear types are repairable and<br> \n<span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">best treated with the Circumferential Repair System<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c8d230 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c8d230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Saliman\u2019s advanced meniscal repair system can sew together even horizontal, radial, oblique, and other complex tears that were previously thought \u201cimposible\u201d to repair.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74bf9ade e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74bf9ade\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643d03e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"643d03e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec536a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ec536a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/horizontal-meniscus-tear-repair-gif-animation.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-835\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fca2262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fca2262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Horizontal<br>\nMeniscus tear<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf238ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cf238ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d4dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59d4dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/vertical-meniscus-tear-repair-gif-animation.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-836\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7a2359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b7a2359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vertical<br>\nMeniscus tear<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c121ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16c121ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319c59a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"319c59a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/radial-meniscus-tear-repair-gif-animation.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-837\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2865f29f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2865f29f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Radial<br>\nMeniscus tear<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60db88f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60db88f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17eaf766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17eaf766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/bucket-handle-meniscus-tear-repair-gif-animation.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90521ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90521ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bucket-handle<br>\nMeniscus tear<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425deb10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"425deb10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea751a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ea751a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/root-meniscus-tear-repair-gif-animation.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-839\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591048f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"591048f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Root<br>\nMeniscus tear<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878956e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"878956e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80959cb elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-41 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"80959cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"btn-new\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd234af elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-14 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fd234af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:+13802195972\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Us Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6493ade6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6493ade6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b3f3f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75b3f3f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193f833d no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"193f833d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Medical Literature <br>\n<span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">Supports Repair, Not Removal<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775e2d01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"775e2d01\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3143e8d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3143e8d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd3f73f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cd3f73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Even before modern Circumferential Stitch repair techniques, the medical literature supported good results with meniscus repair<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"color: #8f8f8f;\"><a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/342967570_Comparing_Meniscectomy_and_Meniscal_Repair_A_Matched_Cohort_Analysis_Utilizing_a_National_Insurance_Database\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20953762\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21820843\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27234653\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25242513\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25108905\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23318612\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 7<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26602251\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 8<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26095821\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 9<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27132771\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 10<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29146386\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 11<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32360266\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 12<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5fd101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f5fd101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Circumferential Stitches provide enhanced biomechanical repair:<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"color: #8f8f8f;\"><a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25442653\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/311564433_Changes_in_Contact_Area_in_Meniscus_Horizontal_Cleavage_Tears_Subjected_to_Repair_and_Resection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25312766\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26081591\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25225682\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3834729\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b40d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9b40d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eea3018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eea3018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Consequences of doing nothing<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #8f8f8f;\"><a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6413253\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3834729\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/311564433_Changes_in_Contact_Area_in_Meniscus_Horizontal_Cleavage_Tears_Subjected_to_Repair_and_Resection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25312766\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26081591\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25225682\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59cc78da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59cc78da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Consequences of removing or trimming meniscus<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"color: #8f8f8f;\"><a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21247936\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32451526\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33794839\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29112467\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 4<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29146386\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 5<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/clinorthop\/Fulltext\/2007\/04000\/Benefit_of_Single_leaf_Resection_for_Horizontal.30.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 6<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23733830\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 7<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20516315\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 8<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21035991\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 9<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496590ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"496590ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Removing or trimming meniscus has not been shown to improve symptoms better than non-operative care<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"color: #8f8f8f;\"><a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/nejmoa1305189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 1<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/ard.bmj.com\/content\/annrheumdis\/77\/2\/188.full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 2<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #8f8f8f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23703915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference 3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7c0589 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a7c0589\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353836d8 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"353836d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do most surgeons <br>prefer to trim or remove the meniscus? <br>\n<span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">and why you should save it<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff37b1c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ff37b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lack of economic incentives and poor training account for why<br \/>most surgeons unfortunately decide to trim, remove or partially mitigate symptoms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4a176d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d4a176d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fcfd60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17fcfd60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a1060 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46a1060\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9fffe no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d9fffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">1<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5643bcac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5643bcac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324dc941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"324dc941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Circumferential repair is difficult<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ced6775 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ced6775\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20245ee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20245ee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Linea-division.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-840\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c652681 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c652681\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2142c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c2142c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Circumferential stitch repair is quite hard to do and requires specialized training. Using the NovoStitch is like rubbing your belly and patting your head, and each stitch requires arthroscopic knot tying, a skill most knee surgeons infrequently perform. Stitches should be placed every 5mm or so, which means to do a good job the surgeon will need to place several stitches and tie several knots. And managing the sutures to get optimal placement in all zones can be very confusing for surgeons who don\u2019t have years of experience with this technique.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130b85a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"130b85a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d765c70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d765c70\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44041599 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44041599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">2<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6500de40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6500de40\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738b2e3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"738b2e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meniscus repair does not pay well<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2bd615 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b2bd615\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149427e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"149427e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Linea-division.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-840\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a513990 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a513990\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799e1dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"799e1dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meniscus repair is one of the poorest paying procedures an orthopaedic surgeon can do. As a result surgeons don\u2019t put in the long hours (or years) of practice necessary to become facile at placing circumferential compression stitches for complex meniscus tears. Furthermore, some of the surgery centers will not allow the surgeon to put in enough stitches because the cost of each stitch can in some cases mean the surgery center will lose money on the case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47af4051 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47af4051\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d7365f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57d7365f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46dfe135 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46dfe135\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300eaad no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"300eaad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">3<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ede45f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ede45f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c33e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71c33e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Once bitten twice shy<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125cacce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"125cacce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1e4be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f1e4be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Linea-division.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-840\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4f1450 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e4f1450\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ffec04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66ffec04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Older repair techniques are much easier to perform but are less effective at anatomically reducing and uniformly compressing the torn edges during healing. This is especially true of tears that involve the tibial (bottom) side of the meniscus or that are not classic vertical peripheral third tear patterns. Surgeons who use old techniques struggle to place adequate stitches in the middle third (\u2018red-white\u2019) zone and on the bottom side of the tears, hence they have seen failure of their repairs, leading them to believe the meniscus can\u2019t heal when in reality the failures are typically from inadequate sewing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0be5f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a0be5f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39997094 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39997094\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66deb95c no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66deb95c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">4<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea84f0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ea84f0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620eb3be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"620eb3be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It\u2019s easier to sell meniscus removal<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad104c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ad104c4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4938972b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4938972b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Linea-division.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-840\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bfafd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0bfafd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0b3d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d0b3d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patients don\u2019t need rehab and can more quickly return to sports when you remove their meniscus. There\u2019s also no need for bracing. Surgeons explain meniscus removal surgery as \u2018quick and easy\u2019, and patients love that, but at what cost?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccfa2b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ccfa2b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6ec22a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e6ec22a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd4e68a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cd4e68a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dcbbdd no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dcbbdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">5<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711dc2a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"711dc2a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29db3bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29db3bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Injections &amp; replacement pay well<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f89576 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61f89576\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a658443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a658443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Linea-division.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-840\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e6950 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96e6950\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41634407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41634407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When arthritis sets in from not having a functional meniscus (from either leaving it torn or having it removed), the patient usually returns to the same doctor. That doctor profits from giving regular injections to mitigate pain (the only effect of all injection types) and from performing the eventual knee replacement surgery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e5e009 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43e5e009\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286fe373 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"286fe373\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8255e no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec8255e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">6<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a2bfe6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10a2bfe6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b6d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22b6d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk of injuring nerves &amp; arteries<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676711a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"676711a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345f9b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"345f9b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Linea-division.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-840\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7635c28c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7635c28c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c8670c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68c8670c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traditional repair techniques involve needle penetration beyond the capsule into the back of the knee which has been shown to risk catastrophic injury. Other times it causes significant pain in the back of the knee after surgery. Either way, it\u2019s best to avoid risk of neurovascualr injury. The NovoStitch does not require needle penetration toward the neurovascular structures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91da5f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91da5f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae418a2 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ae418a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">Most common \u201cexcuse\u201d <\/span><br>\u201cIt won\u2019t heal because...\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d84195a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d84195a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ed074d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54ed074d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d983921 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d983921\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ef61c2 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19ef61c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">1<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3404b96e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3404b96e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230fa15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"230fa15a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cOnly the peripheral third has a blood supply\u201d<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a330017 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a330017\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21880fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21880fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Linea-division.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-840\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c4e308 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18c4e308\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56027825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56027825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here\u2019s a list of papers proving that the area of the meniscus that \u2018doesn\u2019t have a good blood supply\u2019 (typically the central and middle third of the meniscus) can in fact heal. These zones are just harder to repair with traditional techniques.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767cd086 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"767cd086\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e362889 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e362889\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62efa587 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62efa587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">2<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e75c1ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e75c1ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e23254c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e23254c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cYour tear is degenerative or complex\u201d<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6562a2ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6562a2ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717d4ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"717d4ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Linea-division.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-840\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ade0879 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ade0879\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8cc07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8cc07b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before circumferential repair techniques became available, surgeons had limited ways to sew horizontal, radial, intrameniscal, flap, and other complex tear patterns. Because these tears often develop gradually rather than from acute trauma, they were frequently called \u201cdegenerative.\u201d<br \/>However, when these tears are properly repaired in an otherwise healthy knee, they can heal successfully.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42dacb60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42dacb60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45d408 elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-41 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c45d408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"btn-new\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a 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fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Transportation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6790cc elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d6790cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FLYING<\/strong> <br \/>Most patients can fly out the same or the next day. <br \/><br \/><strong>DRIVING<\/strong> <br \/>You will be able to drive if and when you are off all pain medications (except anti-inflammatories), you feel it is safe to do to so, and you feel comfortable hitting the brakes hard if needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c93cc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35c93cc1\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The day of sugery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71753193 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71753193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your procedure will take place at an accredited surgery center specializing in orthopedic and arthroscopic care.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Incisions are closed with cosmetic techniques, and in most cases there are no stitches that need to be removed.<br \/>One day after surgery, you can remove the brace and ACE bandage and take a shower. A waterproof dressing beneath the ACE wrap should stay in place for about 7 days, after which you may remove it and shower normally.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Blood clots after meniscus repair are uncommon. To further reduce risk, you may receive a neuromuscular stimulation device on the lower leg to encourage calf-muscle activation during the early recovery period. If the stimulation feels uncomfortable, a minus button lets you lower the intensity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b7e63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58b7e63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Neuromuscular-stimulation-device.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-843\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Neuromuscular-stimulation-device.webp 720w, https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Neuromuscular-stimulation-device-300x124.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2c4e0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c2c4e0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1f9e62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b1f9e62\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e345e3 elementor-absolute elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"71e345e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65097adf elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"65097adf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_151_70\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\"><rect width=\"26\" height=\"26\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_151_70)\"><path d=\"M5.41667 23.8337C4.82083 23.8337 4.31076 23.6215 3.88646 23.1972C3.46215 22.7729 3.25 22.2628 3.25 21.667V6.50033C3.25 5.90449 3.46215 5.39442 3.88646 4.97012C4.31076 4.54581 4.82083 4.33366 5.41667 4.33366H6.5V2.16699H8.66667V4.33366H17.3333V2.16699H19.5V4.33366H20.5833C21.1792 4.33366 21.6892 4.54581 22.1135 4.97012C22.5378 5.39442 22.75 5.90449 22.75 6.50033V11.5649C22.75 11.8719 22.6462 12.1291 22.4385 12.3368C22.2309 12.5444 21.9736 12.6482 21.6667 12.6482C21.3597 12.6482 21.1024 12.5444 20.8948 12.3368C20.6872 12.1291 20.5833 11.8719 20.5833 11.5649V10.8337H5.41667V21.667H11.7C12.0069 21.667 12.2642 21.7708 12.4719 21.9785C12.6795 22.1861 12.7833 22.4434 12.7833 22.7503C12.7833 23.0573 12.6795 23.3146 12.4719 23.5222C12.2642 23.7298 12.0069 23.8337 11.7 23.8337H5.41667ZM19.5 24.917C18.0014 24.917 16.724 24.3889 15.6677 23.3326C14.6115 22.2764 14.0833 20.9989 14.0833 19.5003C14.0833 18.0017 14.6115 16.7243 15.6677 15.668C16.724 14.6118 18.0014 14.0837 19.5 14.0837C20.9986 14.0837 22.276 14.6118 23.3323 15.668C24.3885 16.7243 24.9167 18.0017 24.9167 19.5003C24.9167 20.9989 24.3885 22.2764 23.3323 23.3326C22.276 24.3889 20.9986 24.917 19.5 24.917ZM21.3146 22.0732L22.0729 21.3149L20.0417 19.2837V16.2503H18.9583V19.717L21.3146 22.0732Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">First 6 weeks after surgery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71140244 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71140244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>HORIZONTAL, BUCKET HANDLE, VERTICAL, INTRASUBSTANCE, AND COMPLEX TEARS<\/strong> <br \/>Immediately after surgery you will be able to walk with a hinged knee braced locked in extension (the brace is typically covered by insurance). NO need for crutches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d237501 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d237501\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f33c18c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f33c18c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53116d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53116d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Knee-braced-locked.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-845\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jointpreservationcenter.com\/dr-joseph-wilcox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Knee-braced-locked.webp 152w, 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the knee brace and allow your knee to bend to 90 degrees when not bearing weight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91aa910 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91aa910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> It is highly important that you do not place weight across a bent knee until your surgeon allows you to do so, as the repair needs enough time to heal before tolerating it.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RADIAL AND ROOT TEARS<\/strong><br \/>In order for the repaired meniscus to properly heal, you will be typically required to NOT bear weight for 6 weeks after surgery.<br \/>A knee brace is not required for radial or root tear repairs.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISOMETRIC QUAD EXERCISES<\/strong><br \/>To prevent loss of muscle strength, 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f640d8 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26f640d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You will have a follow-up appointment about 1 week after surgery. At this visit, you\u2019ll receive:<br \/><br \/><\/p><ul role=\"list\"><li>Your physical therapy prescription<\/li><li>Your rehab protocol<\/li><li>A copy of your operative report<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Another follow-up typically occurs after you complete about 6 weeks of physical therapy, ensuring your recovery is progressing as expected. For patients who live far away, follow-ups may be available via telehealth, depending on the clinic\u2019s policies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28dce0c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28dce0c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1e443c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e1e443c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2eeca5 elementor-absolute elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7f2eeca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c955e42 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c955e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_151_45\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\"><rect width=\"26\" height=\"26\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_151_45)\"><path d=\"M14.625 14.0836C14.9319 14.0836 15.1892 13.9798 15.3969 13.7721C15.6045 13.5645 15.7083 13.3072 15.7083 13.0003C15.7083 12.8919 15.6542 12.6843 15.5458 12.3773C15.7444 12.3051 15.9114 12.1787 16.0469 11.9982C16.1823 11.8176 16.25 11.61 16.25 11.3753C16.25 11.0683 16.1462 10.811 15.9385 10.6034C15.7309 10.3957 15.4736 10.2919 15.1667 10.2919C14.9319 10.2919 14.7243 10.3551 14.5437 10.4815C14.3632 10.6079 14.2368 10.7794 14.1646 10.9961L10.2104 9.10026C10.2285 9.04609 10.2555 8.90165 10.2917 8.66693C10.2917 8.35998 10.1878 8.10269 9.98019 7.89505C9.77255 7.68741 9.51526 7.58359 9.20832 7.58359C8.90137 7.58359 8.64408 7.68741 8.43644 7.89505C8.2288 8.10269 8.12498 8.35998 8.12498 8.66693C8.12498 8.77526 8.18818 8.97387 8.31457 9.26276C8.11596 9.33498 7.94443 9.46137 7.79998 9.64193C7.65554 9.82248 7.58332 10.0391 7.58332 10.2919C7.58332 10.5989 7.68714 10.8562 7.89477 11.0638C8.10241 11.2714 8.35971 11.3753 8.66665 11.3753C8.91943 11.3753 9.13609 11.3076 9.31665 11.1721C9.49721 11.0367 9.62359 10.8607 9.69582 10.644L13.65 12.5398L13.5417 13.0003C13.5417 13.3072 13.6455 13.5645 13.8531 13.7721C14.0607 13.9798 14.318 14.0836 14.625 14.0836ZM3.2229 12.4586L9.80415 3.27734L16.7646 6.44609C17.9201 6.9697 18.8455 7.76415 19.5406 8.82943C20.2357 9.8947 20.5833 11.0773 20.5833 12.3773V23.8336H10.6708C10.3819 22.985 10.1653 22.1499 10.0208 21.3284C9.87637 20.5069 9.78609 19.7305 9.74998 18.9992C9.71387 18.268 9.70936 17.5954 9.73644 16.9815C9.76353 16.3676 9.80415 15.844 9.85832 15.4107C9.84026 15.4107 9.84026 15.4107 9.85832 15.4107C9.46109 15.3204 9.00519 15.2076 8.49061 15.0721C7.97603 14.9367 7.42533 14.7516 6.83853 14.5169C6.25172 14.2822 5.65137 13.9978 5.03748 13.6638C4.42359 13.3298 3.81873 12.928 3.2229 12.4586Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Physical Therapy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401bfdd3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"401bfdd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Due to restricted weight-bearing or brace use, your quadriceps and hamstrings will naturally weaken after surgery. Most patients begin physical therapy around 6 weeks post-op to restore motion, strength, and stability.<br \/><br \/>Your surgeon will provide a therapy protocol tailored to your procedure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c1ef83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69c1ef83\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4518d01c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4518d01c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c463b6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c463b6b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43759cd0 elementor-absolute elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"43759cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_151_75\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\"><rect width=\"26\" height=\"26\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_151_75)\"><path d=\"M14.0833 24.9167V18.4167L11.8083 16.25L10.725 21.0167L3.25 19.5L3.68333 17.3333L8.88333 18.4167L10.6167 9.64167L8.66667 10.4V14.0833H6.5V8.99167L10.7792 7.15C11.4111 6.87917 11.876 6.70312 12.174 6.62187C12.4719 6.54062 12.7472 6.5 13 6.5C13.3792 6.5 13.7313 6.59931 14.0563 6.79792C14.3813 6.99653 14.6431 7.25833 14.8417 7.58333L15.925 9.31667C16.3944 10.075 17.0309 10.6979 17.8344 11.1854C18.6378 11.6729 19.5542 11.9167 20.5833 11.9167V14.0833C19.3917 14.0833 18.2767 13.8351 17.2385 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4-9 months after surgery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4b6222 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a4b6222\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4798c9ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4798c9ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a275404 elementor-absolute elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1a275404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 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make data-driven decisions tailored to your needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327533ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"327533ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c1666b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34c1666b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc01f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edc01f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce4e118 no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ce4e118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experience the relief of the <br><span class=\"camorantItalic tx-40\">Circumferential Meniscus Repair System<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e23e36 elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"37e23e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"btn-new\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get started on the road to recovery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb8c50c no-br elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cb8c50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently <span class=\"camorantItalic textBg tx-40\">Asked Questions<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b2757a elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"76b2757a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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These zones are just harder to repair with traditional techniques. And the central third can be removed as it has not been shown to be critical to the knee\u2019s long-term health. So what\u2019s really important is to have any tears that occur in the middle or peripheral third repaired (assuming the knee is not already arthritic, in which case the options are conservative treatment or knee replacement surgery). Below are papers demonstrating that the avascular zone can, in fact, heal, and these papers were published even before the Circumferential Stitch for meniscus repair enabled improved mechanical repairs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40bb23e6 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40bb23e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>References:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcd61 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcd61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Avascular Zone Meniscal Repair in ACL patients, 79% completely healed.Ahn, J.H., et al., Clinical and second-look arthroscopic evaluation of repaired medial meniscus in anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed knees. Am J Sports Med, 2010. 38(3): p. 472-7. <br \/>2. Avascular Zone Isolated Meniscal Tears, horizontal sutures, 60% completely healed.Eggli, S., et al., Long-term results of arthroscopic meniscal repair. An analysis of isolated tears. Am J Sports Med, 1995. 23(6): p. 715-20. <br \/>3. Avascular Zone, including radial tears, patients over 40 yrs, 87% success rate.Noyes, F.R. and S.D. Barber-Westin, Arthroscopic repair of meniscus tears extending into the avascular zone with or without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in patients 40 years of age and older. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic &amp; related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 2000. 16(8): p. 822-829. <br \/>4. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, under 20yrs, 62% success rate.Noyes, F.R., et al., Greater Than 10-Year Results of Red-White Longitudinal Meniscus Repairs in Patients 20 Years of Age or Younger. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2011. <br \/>5. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures in ACL patients, 54% success rate.Asahina, S., et al., Intermediate-Term Results of Meniscal Repair in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Knees. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1998. 26(5): p. 688-691. <br \/>6. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, 94% success rate.Barber, F.A., D.H. Johnson, and J.L. Halbrecht, Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair Using the BioStinger. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic &amp; related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 2005. 21(6): p. 744-750. <br \/>7. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, 100% success, arrow fixator, 80%.Steenbrugge, F., et al., Arthroscopic meniscus repair: inside-out technique vs. Biofix meniscus arrow. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2004. 12(1): p. 43-49. <br \/>8. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, 79% success.Buseck, M.S. and F.R. Noyes, Arthroscopic evaluation of meniscal repairs after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and immediate motion. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1991. 19(5): p. 489-494. <br \/>9. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, radial tears 73% success, flap tears 78% success. Rubman, M.H., F.R. Noyes, and S.D. Barber-Westin, Arthroscopic Repair of Meniscal Tears that Extend into the Avascular Zone. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1998. 26(1): p. 87-95. <br \/>10. Avascular Zone, All inside circumferential suture, 100% success.Yoo, J.C., et al., Suturing complete radial tears of the lateral meniscus. Arthroscopy, 2007. 23(11): p. 1249 e1-7. <br \/>11. Avascular Zone, all inside devices, isolated meniscal tears, 68% success.Gallacher, P.D., et al., White on white meniscal tears to fix or not to fix? The Knee, 2010. 17(4): p. 270-273. <br \/>12. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, bucket handle tears with ACL. 91% success. Feng, H., et al., Second-Look Arthroscopic Evaluation of Bucket-Handle Meniscus Tear Repairs With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: 67 Consecutive Cases. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic &amp; related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 2008. 24(12): p. 1358-1366.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1991\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1991\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> I was told I was too old for meniscus repair? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_924\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_924)\"><path d=\"M8.925 14.4L12 11.325L15.075 14.4L16.5 13L12 8.5L7.5 13L8.925 14.4ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_924)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_924\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_929\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_929)\"><path d=\"M12 15.5L16.5 11L15.075 9.6L12 12.675L8.925 9.6L7.5 11L12 15.5ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_929)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_929\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1991\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab05040 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ab05040\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fab11b0 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fab11b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The below studies suggest patient age may not be a significant factor. <br \/><br \/>1. Noyes, FR, Barber-Westin SD. Arthroscopic repair of meniscus tears extending into the avascular zone with or without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in patients 40 years of age and older. Arthroscopy. 2000;16(8):822-9. View study <br \/><br \/>2. Rothermel, et al. Are Outcomes After Meniscal Repair Age-Dependent? A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2017 Dec. 19 epub. ahead of print. View study <br \/><br \/>3. Steadman, et al. Meniscus suture repair: minimum 10-year outcomes in patients younger than 40 years compared with patients 40 and older. AJSM. 2015 Sep;43(9):2222-7. 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Also, they don\u2019t last forever. Every 20 years or so, patients must undergo revision surgery and lose bone mass each time. Second and third revision surgeries have dramatically increased risks of complications. Prevention via meniscus repair should be the gold standard of treatment if your knee is not already arthritic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1993\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1993\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> But I live out of state? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_924\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_924)\"><path d=\"M8.925 14.4L12 11.325L15.075 14.4L16.5 13L12 8.5L7.5 13L8.925 14.4ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_924)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_924\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_929\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_929)\"><path d=\"M12 15.5L16.5 11L15.075 9.6L12 12.675L8.925 9.6L7.5 11L12 15.5ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_929)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_929\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1993\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de1daea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1de1daea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7bac11 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d7bac11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patients fly in for surgery frequently. If you are out of state please book a Zoom consult.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1994\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1994\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is a Meniscus? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_924\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_924)\"><path d=\"M8.925 14.4L12 11.325L15.075 14.4L16.5 13L12 8.5L7.5 13L8.925 14.4ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_924)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_924\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_929\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_929)\"><path d=\"M12 15.5L16.5 11L15.075 9.6L12 12.675L8.925 9.6L7.5 11L12 15.5ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_929)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_929\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1994\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74decd39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74decd39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbdfe50 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbdfe50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your menisci are two wedge-shaped pieces of cartilage that function to evenly distribute forces in your knee joints and effectively act as shock absorbers every time you take a step. Your menisci are critical to the long-term health of your knee, and any simple wrong position or twist can lead to a meniscus tear. When the function of your meniscus is compromised, your knee is at a high risk of becoming progressively painful and arthritic. The only definitive treatment for an arthritic knee is total knee replacement \u2013 so, SAVE YOUR MENISCUS!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1995\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1995\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do I need cold therapy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_924\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_924)\"><path d=\"M8.925 14.4L12 11.325L15.075 14.4L16.5 13L12 8.5L7.5 13L8.925 14.4ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_924)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_924\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_929\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_929)\"><path d=\"M12 15.5L16.5 11L15.075 9.6L12 12.675L8.925 9.6L7.5 11L12 15.5ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_929)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_929\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1995\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123ed619 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"123ed619\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e9f098 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20e9f098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cold therapy is not typically covered by insurance, and is optional. While meniscus repair surgery is not all that painful, cold therapy can help ease postoperative discomfort.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1996\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1996\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is a Meniscus Tear? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_924\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_924)\"><path d=\"M8.925 14.4L12 11.325L15.075 14.4L16.5 13L12 8.5L7.5 13L8.925 14.4ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_924)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_924\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_929\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_929)\"><path d=\"M12 15.5L16.5 11L15.075 9.6L12 12.675L8.925 9.6L7.5 11L12 15.5ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_929)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_929\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1996\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3997be46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3997be46\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1403a366 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1403a366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A meniscus tear is a common knee injury frequently caused by everyday activities that put pressure on the knee joint, such as squatting to pick something up or getting in and out of a car. Meniscus tears may cause pain, clicking and\/or the sensation of your knee getting stuck or giving out. In some cases they can also cause swelling and\/or limited motion. You may still be able to walk after you tear your meniscus, and in fact, many athletes continue to play with a meniscal tear, albeit with pain and decreased function.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1997\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1997\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do you track patient outcomes? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_924\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_924)\"><path d=\"M8.925 14.4L12 11.325L15.075 14.4L16.5 13L12 8.5L7.5 13L8.925 14.4ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_924)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_924\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask0_146_929\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask0_146_929)\"><path d=\"M12 15.5L16.5 11L15.075 9.6L12 12.675L8.925 9.6L7.5 11L12 15.5ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_146_929)\"><\/path><\/g><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_146_929\" x1=\"12\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"22\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#429DCF\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#42CFA3\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1997\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a969c82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a969c82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41bd09b3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41bd09b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, we track all your outcomes using objective, literature-validated assessments of patient-reported outcomes, using software called OutcomeMD. It measures and monitors all outcomes and decides when and on whom to operate based on the long-term results of all other patients who have undergone similar surgeries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"But I was told the meniscus doesn\\u2019t have a good blood supply?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The area of the meniscus that \\u2018doesn\\u2019t have a good blood supply, typically the central and middle third of the meniscus, can, in fact, heal. These zones are just harder to repair with traditional techniques. And the central third can be removed as it has not been shown to be critical to the knee\\u2019s long-term health. So what\\u2019s really important is to have any tears that occur in the middle or peripheral third repaired (assuming the knee is not already arthritic, in which case the options are conservative treatment or knee replacement surgery). Below are papers demonstrating that the avascular zone can, in fact, heal, and these papers were published even before the Circumferential Stitch for meniscus repair enabled improved mechanical repairs.\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tReferences:\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t1. Avascular Zone Meniscal Repair in ACL patients, 79% completely healed.Ahn, J.H., et al., Clinical and second-look arthroscopic evaluation of repaired medial meniscus in anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed knees. Am J Sports Med, 2010. 38(3): p. 472-7. 2. Avascular Zone Isolated Meniscal Tears, horizontal sutures, 60% completely healed.Eggli, S., et al., Long-term results of arthroscopic meniscal repair. An analysis of isolated tears. Am J Sports Med, 1995. 23(6): p. 715-20. 3. Avascular Zone, including radial tears, patients over 40 yrs, 87% success rate.Noyes, F.R. and S.D. Barber-Westin, Arthroscopic repair of meniscus tears extending into the avascular zone with or without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in patients 40 years of age and older. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic &amp; related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 2000. 16(8): p. 822-829. 4. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, under 20yrs, 62% success rate.Noyes, F.R., et al., Greater Than 10-Year Results of Red-White Longitudinal Meniscus Repairs in Patients 20 Years of Age or Younger. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2011. 5. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures in ACL patients, 54% success rate.Asahina, S., et al., Intermediate-Term Results of Meniscal Repair in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Knees. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1998. 26(5): p. 688-691. 6. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, 94% success rate.Barber, F.A., D.H. Johnson, and J.L. Halbrecht, Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair Using the BioStinger. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic &amp; related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 2005. 21(6): p. 744-750. 7. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, 100% success, arrow fixator, 80%.Steenbrugge, F., et al., Arthroscopic meniscus repair: inside-out technique vs. Biofix meniscus arrow. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2004. 12(1): p. 43-49. 8. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, 79% success.Buseck, M.S. and F.R. Noyes, Arthroscopic evaluation of meniscal repairs after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and immediate motion. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1991. 19(5): p. 489-494. 9. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, radial tears 73% success, flap tears 78% success. Rubman, M.H., F.R. Noyes, and S.D. Barber-Westin, Arthroscopic Repair of Meniscal Tears that Extend into the Avascular Zone. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1998. 26(1): p. 87-95. 10. Avascular Zone, All inside circumferential suture, 100% success.Yoo, J.C., et al., Suturing complete radial tears of the lateral meniscus. Arthroscopy, 2007. 23(11): p. 1249 e1-7. 11. Avascular Zone, all inside devices, isolated meniscal tears, 68% success.Gallacher, P.D., et al., White on white meniscal tears to fix or not to fix? The Knee, 2010. 17(4): p. 270-273. 12. Avascular Zone, vertical sutures, bucket handle tears with ACL. 91% success. Feng, H., et al., Second-Look Arthroscopic Evaluation of Bucket-Handle Meniscus Tear Repairs With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: 67 Consecutive Cases. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic &amp; related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 2008. 24(12): p. 1358-1366.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"I was told I was too old for meniscus repair?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The below studies suggest patient age may not be a significant factor. 1. Noyes, FR, Barber-Westin SD. Arthroscopic repair of meniscus tears extending into the avascular zone with or without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in patients 40 years of age and older. Arthroscopy. 2000;16(8):822-9. View study 2. Rothermel, et al. Are Outcomes After Meniscal Repair Age-Dependent? A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2017 Dec. 19 epub. ahead of print. View study 3. Steadman, et al. 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