Discoid Meniscus, Sports Medicine

Menisci are semilunar fibrocartilaginous structures located between the femoral condyles and tibial plateaus:

• Medial meniscus is U shaped.

• Lateral meniscus is C shaped.

Discoid meniscus...

Patients may be asymptomatic.

Signs and symptoms (in absence of trauma):

• Pain

• Clunking

• Giving way

• Popping

• Snapping

• Swelling

• Locking

• Decreased knee extension

Palpable click near com...

Asymptomatic discoid meniscus needs no treatmen...

Isolated atraumatic lateral meniscal tear in a child <10 yr of age should raise suspicion of a discoid meniscus.

Horizontal tear is the most common tear pattern associated with a dis...