Acute meniscal tears usually occur in younger patients with otherwise healthy knee joints. Unless repaired promptly with key-hole surgery, most meniscal tears will never heal and this can have disastrous consequences for a younger patient's future knee health. Learn about the best treatment for an acute meniscal tear in this evidence-based and easy to understand video by Dr Matthew Hutchinson .
Dr Matthew Hutchinson is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Adelaide, South Australia. He has a special interest in minimally-invasive knee surgery, especially the treatment of meniscal tears in both adults and growing athletes. Dr Hutchinson treats some of the best athletes in Australia, in the AFL, AFLW, SANFL, NBL and Superleague Netball. He offers the same very high level of treatment to weekend warriors, emerging junior athletes and everyday patients.