To help answer those questions we put together the following list of definitions for what each degree acronym stands for as well as explanations of the meanings behind all the different terminology. Here's a breakdown of some of the acronyms you'll find out there:
Meniscus tears are a very common cause of knee pain. Tears of the meniscus can vary by location, type, size and the amount of pain they produce. The most common location for meniscus tears is the posterior horn of the medial meniscus. The meniscus is a âcâ-shaped cartilage disk thatâs found in the knee. We have two menisci in either knee. We have the medial meniscus on the inner side of the knee and the lateral meniscus on the outer side of the knee.
Radial tear posterior horn medial meniscus A radial tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus; Traumatic events in young active people suffer from the injury to the posterior horn, along with a tear to the ACL.A vertical tear at the junction of the posterior and middle thirds of the meniscus has been damaged. When treating a Posterior Horn of your lateral or medial meniscus tear or any soft tissue injury, an effective therapy will increase blood flow to the injury while your knee is immobile. 2  This increase in blood flow will accelerate the body's own ability to heal itself.