TORN MENISCUS CARTILAGE

Commonly called 'knee cartilages', the meniscus cartilages act as spacers and shock absorbers between the long bones of the knee.

A torn meniscus cartilage may heal by itself, but in many cases there are serious consequences especially in the long term.

My MRI Right Knee 27^th June 2008

TECHNIQUE: Standard sequences with additional sagittal T2 and axial STIR