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 (2024), 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]
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