What does a torn meniscus really look like? And how do you repair it?
If ... read more ↘ you’ve ever torn your meniscus you might have felt it locking. It may have made the knee difficult to straighten. You might have experienced a sort of popping sensation. But what’s really happening inside the knee?
In this video, I take a camera into a meniscus procedure, to demonstrate exactly what happens during the process & take a fascinating look at the knee’s shock absorbers.
* Note:
> There is no blood – because the meniscus doesn’t have its own blood supply. All you’ll see are the off-white cartilages of the tibia and femur, and the meniscus itself. > The video also includes the cutting of a torn piece of the meniscus and the shaving of loose pieces of meniscus. Again, this is all blood-free. ↖ read less
