{"id":10049,"date":"2025-08-28T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centre-ortho.ch\/consultation-et-diagnostic-des-lesions-meniscales-comment-bien-evaluer\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T21:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T21:18:47","slug":"consultation-and-diagnosis-of-meniscal-lesions-how-to-properly-assess","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centre-ortho.ch\/en\/consultation-and-diagnosis-of-meniscal-lesions-how-to-properly-assess\/","title":{"rendered":"Consultation and diagnosis of meniscal lesions: how to properly assess?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10049\" class=\"elementor elementor-10049\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0730e9f6 conteneur_vid_0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0730e9f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e416c4d e-con-full colonne_vid_0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e416c4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc06528a colonne_vid_1 aleft button-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-infobox\" data-id=\"bc06528a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-infobox_bg_wrapper\"><\/div><div class=\"wgl-infobox\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox_wrapper\"><div class=\"content_wrapper\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox-title_wrapper\"><h3 class=\"wgl-infobox_title\"><span class=\"wgl-infobox_title-idle\"><span class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d587a21\">Anatomy:<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wgl-button-wrapper\"><a  class=\"wgl-infobox_button wgl-button  no_media\"><div class=\"button__content\"><span class=\"button__text\">Knee<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed47bcea colonne_vid_1 aleft button-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-infobox\" data-id=\"ed47bcea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-infobox_bg_wrapper\"><\/div><div class=\"wgl-infobox\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox_wrapper\"><div class=\"content_wrapper\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox-title_wrapper\"><h3 class=\"wgl-infobox_title\"><span class=\"wgl-infobox_title-idle\"><span class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d587a21\">Surgery:<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wgl-button-wrapper\"><a  class=\"wgl-infobox_button wgl-button  no_media\"><div class=\"button__content\"><span class=\"button__text\">Arthroscopy; Partial Meniscectomy<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be166aa9 colonne_vid_1 aleft button-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-infobox\" data-id=\"be166aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-infobox_bg_wrapper\"><\/div><div class=\"wgl-infobox\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox_wrapper\"><div class=\"content_wrapper\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox-title_wrapper\"><h3 class=\"wgl-infobox_title\"><span class=\"wgl-infobox_title-idle\"><span class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d587a21\">Pathology:<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wgl-button-wrapper\"><a  class=\"wgl-infobox_button wgl-button  no_media\"><div class=\"button__content\"><span class=\"button__text\">Meniscal injury<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f875d322 colonne_vid_1 aleft button-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-infobox\" data-id=\"f875d322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-infobox_bg_wrapper\"><\/div><div class=\"wgl-infobox\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox_wrapper\"><div class=\"content_wrapper\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox-title_wrapper\"><h3 class=\"wgl-infobox_title\"><span class=\"wgl-infobox_title-idle\"><span class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d587a21\">Thematic:<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wgl-button-wrapper\"><a  class=\"wgl-infobox_button wgl-button  no_media\"><div class=\"button__content\"><span class=\"button__text\">Diagnostic consultation<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9276fa e-con-full colonne_vid_0 pv-cta-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f9276fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0a5efd conteneur_spec_vid_6 elementor-widget__width-inherit aleft elementor-widget-icon-box wgl-icon-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-button\" data-id=\"ee0a5efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" style=\"\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wgl-button  align-icon-left\" href=\"\/en\/consultation\/\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"button__content\"><span class=\"media-wrapper icon-wrapper\"><span class=\"wgl-icon\" ><svg class=\"icon 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data-id=\"ef83f0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1212ffbd e-con-full conteneur_droit_vid_0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1212ffbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e9c2b1 e-con-full conteneur_vid_1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42e9c2b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2050bcc0 titre_vid_1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2050bcc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consultation and diagnosis of meniscal lesions: how to properly assess?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a537f22 paragraphe_vid_1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a537f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During a consultation for knee pain, listening to the patient and a good clinical examination allow for the suspicion of a meniscal injury. MRI confirms the diagnosis and guides the choice of treatment, often conservative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e101d3 e-con-full conteneur_vid_1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50e101d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a377b6 tabs_vid_1 tabs-full-width-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-tabs\" data-id=\"f2a377b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-tabs wgl-tabs_swiper-wrapper tabs_align-justify\">\n            <div class=\"wgl-tabs_headings-wrap swiper\">\n                <div class=\"wgl-tabs_headings swiper-wrapper\"><h4 data-tab-id=\"wgl-tab_4071\" class=\"wgl-tabs_header swiper-slide\">\n                    <span class=\"wgl-tabs_title\">Doctors<\/span>\n\n                    \n                <\/h4><h4 data-tab-id=\"wgl-tab_4072\" class=\"wgl-tabs_header swiper-slide\">\n                    <span class=\"wgl-tabs_title\">Topics<\/span>\n\n                    \n                <\/h4><h4 data-tab-id=\"wgl-tab_4073\" class=\"wgl-tabs_header swiper-slide\">\n                    <span class=\"wgl-tabs_title\">Treatments<\/span>\n\n                    \n                <\/h4><h4 data-tab-id=\"wgl-tab_4074\" class=\"wgl-tabs_header swiper-slide\">\n                    <span class=\"wgl-tabs_title\">Advice<\/span>\n\n                    \n                <\/h4><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"wgl-tabs_content-wrap\">                <div data-tab-id=\"wgl-tab_4071\" class=\"wgl-tabs_content\">\n                    <ul class=\"vireon_dot list_primary_color\">\n \t<li>Dr. Sylvia Morgado-Pi\u00e7arra<\/li>\n<\/ul>                <\/div>\n\n                            <div data-tab-id=\"wgl-tab_4072\" class=\"wgl-tabs_content\">\n                    <ul class=\"vireon_dot list_primary_color\"><li>Anamnesis<\/li><li>Clinical tests<\/li><li>MRI<\/li><li>Lesion typologies<\/li><li>Conservative treatment<\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n\n                            <div data-tab-id=\"wgl-tab_4073\" class=\"wgl-tabs_content\">\n                    <ul class=\"vireon_check_circle list_primary_color\"><li>MRI<\/li><li>Clinical examination<\/li><li>Conservative treatment<\/li><li>Arthroscopy<\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n\n                            <div data-tab-id=\"wgl-tab_4074\" class=\"wgl-tabs_content\">\n                    <ul class=\"vireon_check list_primary_color\"><li>Assess the morphotype<\/li><li>Don&#039;t rush to the MRI<\/li><li>Examine joint stability<\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n        <\/div><!-- .wgl-tabs -->\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf7ecd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"adf7ecd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8f6102 e-con-full conteneur_vid_1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e8f6102\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7404448c titre_vid_2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7404448c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From complaint to diagnostic hypothesis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499483e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"499483e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The consultation begins with a precise anamnesis: mechanism of injury, location of pain (internal or external joint space), episodes of blocking, swelling or acute popliteal pain. These elements already point towards specific injuries (bucket handle injury, radial injury, root avulsion).<br><br>The objective is to formulate hypotheses before imaging and to identify warning signs that require rapid treatment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e571d6d e-con-full conteneur_vid_1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e571d6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fca2ba9 titre_vid_2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fca2ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complete clinical examination: morphotype and stability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c3bec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6c3bec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The examination must be systematic: from the feet to the hips, integrating the axis of the limbs and the morphotype (varus\/valgus). Meniscal tests and palpation of the joint space guide the location.<br><br>Ligament stability is assessed because it determines the future of the cartilage and influences the strategy regarding the meniscus. An irreducible flexum after trauma suggests a dislocated bucket handle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19934b6a e-con-full conteneur_citation_vid_0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19934b6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d67a0e8 conteneur_citation_vid_1 aleft elementor-widget-icon-box wgl-icon-box wgl-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-infobox\" data-id=\"6d67a0e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-infobox_bg_wrapper\"><\/div><div class=\"wgl-infobox\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox_wrapper wgl-layout-left\"><span class=\"media-wrapper icon-wrapper\"><span class=\"wgl-icon\" ><svg class=\"icon elementor-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"content_wrapper\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox-title_wrapper\"><h5 class=\"wgl-infobox_title\"><span class=\"wgl-infobox_title-idle\"><span class=\"elementor-repeater-item-56c0705\">You really have to weigh the pros and cons of surgical management.<\/span><\/span><\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eab5835 e-con-full conteneur_vid_1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0eab5835\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6630c1b titre_vid_2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6630c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reasoned imaging: X-rays, MRI, MRI arthro-MRI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8360ff58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8360ff58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outside of emergencies, weight-bearing X-rays (long axes, schuss views) are essential to assess osteoarthritis and load distribution. MRI confirms the type of injury and looks for associated damage.<br><br>Post-suture or in case of doubt, MRI-arthrography improves specificity. Imaging does not replace clinical reasoning: it complements and objectifies it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c1107c e-con-full conteneur_vid_1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52c1107c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93486cab titre_vid_2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93486cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Management of degenerative lesions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14692db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14692db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For degenerative horizontal lesions, the first line is conservative: relative rest, targeted physiotherapy, adaptation of activities, NSAIDs if necessary, possibly infiltration. The majority of patients progress favorably without surgery.<br><br>This strategy reduces exposure to meniscectomy, the biomechanical consequences of which are now well documented, particularly in the external compartment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a02c80 e-con-full conteneur_citation_vid_0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37a02c80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00aa1147 conteneur_citation_vid_1 aleft elementor-widget-icon-box wgl-icon-box wgl-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-infobox\" data-id=\"00aa1147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-infobox_bg_wrapper\"><\/div><div class=\"wgl-infobox\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox_wrapper wgl-layout-left\"><span class=\"media-wrapper icon-wrapper\"><span class=\"wgl-icon\" ><svg class=\"icon elementor-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"content_wrapper\"><div class=\"wgl-infobox-title_wrapper\"><h5 class=\"wgl-infobox_title\"><span class=\"wgl-infobox_title-idle\"><span class=\"elementor-repeater-item-56c0705\">Radial lesions quickly lead to osteoarthritis.<\/span><\/span><\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad1fb79 e-con-full conteneur_vid_1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ad1fb79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa02fd5 titre_vid_2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fa02fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Surgical situations: targeted indications and associated procedures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f1eeb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01f1eeb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surgery is reserved for failures of well-conducted treatment, unstable lesions (flap, bucket handle) or radial\/root tears. Partial meniscectomy should be used sparingly; it may be accompanied by an axis correction procedure (for example, marked varus) to protect the affected compartment.<br><br>Each indication is weighted by age, activity and cartilage quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1b316a e-con-full conteneur_vid_1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c1b316a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c11e38b titre_vid_2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c11e38b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key point: preserving the meniscus for the future of the knee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e14fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89e14fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tissue preservation remains the guiding principle: repair when possible and limit resection otherwise. This approach reduces the risk of secondary osteoarthritis and maintains function over the long term, particularly in active and athletic individuals.<br><br>Personalized assessment takes precedence over standardized protocols.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa27a9fe e-con-full conteneur_tags_0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa27a9fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc59c0ee conteneur_tags_1 aleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-button\" data-id=\"bc59c0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" style=\"\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wgl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.centre-ortho.ch\/en\/research\/mri\/\" role=\"button\"><div 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