and disability.SymptomsYou will be lucky if a suddenly-torn meniscus doesn’t cause intense pain, probably following a twisting injury, but not uncommonly after full bending of the knee. The pain is usually on the joint line and the knee may feel unstable

. The problem is further compounded by the fact that this ligament attaches to the cartilage (or meniscus) on the inside of the knee, and when damaged can increase the pressure on the cartilage. The group of tendons on the inside of the knee will also become

sat looking over the shoulder of Scott Dye, a professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of California, as he dissected the left knee of a cadaver at a conference of physiotherapists. As I watched him demonstrate the way the donor’s meniscus

sat looking over the shoulder of Scott Dye, a professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of California, as he dissected the left knee of a cadaver at a conference of physiotherapists. As I watched him demonstrate the way the donor’s meniscus