Meniscal tear, as the name suggests, is a third-degree meniscus injury caused by external force or disease damage. The meniscus is an important part of the knee joint. When the meniscus is injured, it will cause serious obstacles to the overall knee joint. Therefore, patients often lose the ability to move normally and their walking will be restricted. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention and deal with it in time.

1. Assess the degree of damage

If you want to treat a meniscal tear, you must first understand the degree of damage to the meniscus, because different degrees of damage mean different treatments. method. Meniscal injuries are divided into different grades. Generally, only third-degree meniscal injuries can be called meniscal tears, while other grades do not reach the level of tearing, so they do not even require treatment.

2. Joint fluid extraction

Joint fluid extraction is a treatment method in the acute stage of meniscal tear, mainly because there is obvious accumulation in the joint during the injury. There is a fluid problem, so the fluid needs to be drained out to relieve the pressure in the joint. Otherwise, a large amount of effusion will exist in the joints, which will always cause joint mobility impairment, and the extent of meniscal damage cannot be well judged. Therefore, for patients with obvious effusion or blood accumulation in the joints, they should first choose joint fluid extraction treatment.

3. Plaster immobilization

Plaster immobilization is to prevent patients from further increasing the burden on the knee joint after injury, so the use of plaster immobilization can very well help patients with meniscus tears. recover. After treatment in the acute phase, the patient can walk with a cast on, but should avoid excessive force on the injured area when walking. As long as the local knee joint can be targeted to promote blood circulation, it can usually be recovered gradually.

4. Conservative treatment

If a meniscal tear is found, conservative treatment can be performed first. This is because if the blood supply to the torn site is restored and there are no adverse symptoms, usually Conservative treatment will result in faster recovery and a good prognosis. However, if the patient's local dysfunction occurs after treatment, he will need to undergo fixed repair and exercise to maintain the speed of local recovery.

5. Rehabilitation training

Rehabilitation training is generally a treatment method performed during the recovery period. It mainly chooses physical therapy or functional exercises to help patients recover. This is because during the recovery period, patients basically have no serious adverse reactions, so it is necessary to speed up the repair of the meniscus. Exercise can be used to promote blood circulation, so that the meniscus can recover better.

6. Surgical treatment

Surgical treatment is for patients with severe meniscal tears. This is because when conservative treatment is not effective, there is no other way. When repairing the meniscus, the meniscal damage will continue to worsen, and surgery is required to repair it in a short time to avoid the disease from continuing to develop. Although surgical repair can quickly restore the patient's activity function, more attention needs to be paid to rehabilitation training, otherwise the activity status after treatment is often not guaranteed.

Meniscus tear is a very common situation, especially people who exercise regularly have a higher probability of meniscus tear, so we need to pay attention to it. First of all, patients must be able to distinguish the degree of their meniscal tear, so that they can better go to the hospital for treatment. If they are unable to judge the degree of meniscal tear and mistakenly think it is a simple injury, treatment may be delayed.

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