---
title: Meniscus Tear
description: "This is a common injury of the knee. Your knee joint is cushioned by two c-shaped wedges of cartilage called the \"menisci.\" Each individual cushion is called a \"meniscus.\" This injury is a tear of one of these cushions."
date_modified: "2021-08-25T11:50:11-04:00"
---

 

#####  Meniscus Tear 

This is a common injury of the knee. Your knee joint is cushioned by two c-shaped wedges of cartilage called the "menisci." Each individual cushion is called a "meniscus." This injury is a tear of one of these cushions.

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