I have just had an MRI done this week which showed the following findings: There is a full thickness radial tear through the posterior horn of the medial meniscus with the tear extending to the inferior articular surface. There is an additional partial thickness radial tear through the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus which extends to the superior articular surface. There is no associated meniscal cyst formation with either meniscal tear. I am 39 years old. I fell 3 years ago on a tile floor. My left leg went under my body as I sat on it when I fell. Is it repairable?

The criteria required for reparability of a meniscus tear include: tearpattern location and blood supply. Radial tears are not amenable to repairwhereas longitudinal shaped tears can be repaired if the blood supply is available. The outer periphery of the meniscus is where the majority of the blood supply of the meniscus is located. A longitudinal tear in the outer peripheral can be repaired. Some decisions can be made regardingreparability of a meniscus by examining an MRI. Ultimately, the decision whether a meniscus tear can be repaired is made during the arthroscopic evaluation.