Medial meniscal tear

Aachal Birelliwar, Simran Jaiswal, Om C. Wadhokar*, Chaitanya A. Kulkarni

Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

Knee joint is type of hinge joint Knee joint consist of medial menisci and lateral menisci. Menisci plays an important role to maintain healthy cartilage. Medial meniscus commonly injured than lateral meniscus due to it is relatively lack of mobility. A case of 32 year female is presented in this report. Patient complaints of pain in medial side of right knee joint, inability to stand for longer time, restriction in daily activities. McMurray test was done and diagnosed medial meniscus tear. Physiotherapy treatment is mentioned in this report. The study conclude that there is significant improvement in range of motion , muscle strength , can able to perform activities of daily living with the help of physiotherapy treatment without any surgical approach.

Keywords:

Knee injuries, Meniscal Tear, Physical Therapy