Tibial meniscus

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The tibial menisci consists of the medial meniscus and lateral meniscus and are the "interarticular fibrocartilages of the superior surface of the tibia."[1]

Tears of the lateral meniscus may be more easy to palpate than tears of the medial meniscus.[2]

References

  1. Anonymous (2023), Tibial meniscus (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. Rose RE (2006). "The accuracy of joint line tenderness in the diagnosis of meniscal tears". West Indian Med J 55 (5): 323–6. PMID 17373299[e]