In fact, many people have heard the word meniscus injury in their daily lives, and many people have this disease because of sports injuries, so they are still very concerned about this problem. Many young people have this problem, which will seriously affect their quality of life, and many people can't return to the original shutdown state through treatment, so there will always be some discomfort in their joints, so this is also an aspect that everyone cares about when seeking advice and popularizing science online.
In fact, meniscus injury is not a rare problem, and some people do not form meniscus injury because of trauma. Many people will also have this problem for no reason, especially the degenerative meniscus injury in the elderly, which is very common. Almost every old man will appear at a certain age, because this is one of the comprehensive manifestations of osteoarthritis. I won't explain this in detail here. This aspect belongs to the treatment and diagnosis of degenerative osteoarthritis. We mainly talk about meniscus tear caused by trauma.
In daily life, whether it is accidental sprain or joint pain caused by strenuous exercise, after a period of conservative treatment, there is always no way to relieve it. Symptoms of joint pain always exist, either the joints are often swollen or the joints are locked. Consider whether there is meniscus injury.
In most cases, self-diagnosis is not enough, and the accuracy is very low. This requires a special joint surgeon to make a physical examination through special methods, as well as magnetic resonance imaging and other inspection methods to make a diagnosis.
What needs to be mentioned here is that simply passing the nuclear magnetic resonance examination is not very accurate. Sometimes a patient will bring an MRI to tell the doctor that I have meniscus injury, so by asking for a physical examination, I found that he had no typical signs of meniscus injury at all, and I saw it once or twice by MRI. In fact, in this case, we can't diagnose her as a typical meniscus injury. In many cases, the sensitivity of magnetic vibration is too high, and when many menisci have degenerative changes, such first-and second-degree injuries will appear, but in fact, these injuries are meaningless in clinic and do not match the symptoms of patients. Only the third degree injury, the so-called meniscus tear, has the value of diagnosis and treatment.
The treatment of meniscus rupture injury can be divided into two types according to the degree of injury: one is conservative treatment suitable for early acute meniscus injury, and the other is surgical treatment when the injury is serious.
If the early meniscus injury is diagnosed and treated in time, there is no big hematoma, and the symptoms are not serious, such as joint effusion and "locking", or degenerative meniscus injury does not cause the feeling of locking and leg weakness, conservative treatment can be considered. Conservative treatment includes immobilization physiotherapy and oral medication. Patients need to be protected by straps to avoid falling to the ground or carrying loads. At the same time, in order to prevent muscle atrophy, we should actively exercise quadriceps femoris.
If conservative treatment is ineffective, or meniscus injury and tear are serious and require surgical intervention, arthroscopic minimally invasive surgery is feasible. If the meniscus edge is separated, it can be repaired by suture. Generally speaking, the meniscus should be partially removed, leaving only the undamaged part. If the meniscus is too worn and the whole meniscus cannot be repaired, total meniscectomy or allogeneic meniscectomy can be used. Arthroscopic minimally invasive surgery has become a routine treatment method with less trauma and rapid postoperative recovery. If the patient is injured, it should be treated as soon as possible to prevent premature aging of the joint. After operation, you need to do more rehabilitation exercises to speed up your recovery.
Meniscus tear is usually caused by long-term abrasion or trauma of meniscus. In daily life, in order to prevent meniscus injury, we should pay more attention to the posture and intensity of exercise and take protective measures. If you have a professional habit of using your knees frequently, you'd better have a rest every once in a while.