Meniscal tear

Historia clínica y examen físico

Factores clave de diagnóstico

  • presence of risk factors
  • knee swelling
  • sensation of knee instability or buckling/catching
  • knee pain
  • tenderness at joint line and joint line crepitation
  • positive McMurray's test
  • positive Apley's test
  • positive hyperextension test

Otros factores de diagnóstico

  • popliteal (Baker's) cyst in chronic cases
  • limited range of motion

Historia clínica y examen físico en detalle

Pruebas diagnósticas

1as pruebas que se deben solicitar

  • MRI scan
  • plain film radiographs: AP x-ray, lateral knee x-ray, 45° PA flexion, and skyline views

Otras pruebas a considerar

  • arthroscopy

Pruebas diagnósticas en detalle

Detalles del tratamiento

Agudo

all patients

  • rest, ice, compression, and elevation
  • physiotherapy
  • analgesia
  • with meniscal tear <1 cm refractory to conservative measures or ≥1 cm or with root involvement
    • surgery
    • post-operative measures

Detalles del tratamiento

Actualizado por última vez: may 20, 2013

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