{"id":3835,"date":"2022-05-03T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/degeneratemeniscaltear\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T08:52:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T08:52:03","slug":"degeneratemeniscaltear","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/orthopaedics\/knee\/kneetraumaticevent\/degeneratemeniscaltear\/","title":{"rendered":"Degenerate Meniscal Tear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Middle age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pre existing early OA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimal injury<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>History of overuse eg DIY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restricted work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Localised joint line pain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possibly swelling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Limp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effusion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joint line tenderness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possible painful block to extension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Knee-sqat-or-Duck-waddle.png\" alt=\"Knee squat or Duck waddle\" class=\"wp-image-16918\" style=\"width:300px;height:404px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Knee-sqat-or-Duck-waddle.png 468w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Knee-sqat-or-Duck-waddle-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"media-credit\">NHS Lothian<\/span> Unable to kneel, squat or Duck waddle- image from NHS Lothian Medical Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>M.A. &amp; J.G. 23-05-24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs\" data-active-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-links\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Referral Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secondary care referral<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No indication unless true, mechanical locking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Primary Care Management<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primary care investigations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>X-Ray &#8211; AP standing &amp; lateral to confirm presence of OA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primary care treatment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Analgesia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PRICE (Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physiotherapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advice &#8211; not all degenerate tears need surgery&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weight loss as appropriate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corticosteroid injection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Resources and Links<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sign.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.versusarthritis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arthritisresearchuk.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History Signs M.A. &amp; J.G. 23-05-24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4075,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[412],"class_list":["post-3835","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-degeneratemeniscaltear"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"NHS Lothian","author_link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/author\/nhs-lothian\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/category\/orthopaedics\/knee\/kneetraumaticevent\/degeneratemeniscaltear\/\" rel=\"tag\">Degenerate Meniscal Tear<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"History Signs M.A. &amp; J.G. 23-05-24","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3835"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22137,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3835\/revisions\/22137"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}