Treatment of meniscal tears should be customized

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Dear Doctors: I'd like information about meniscus tears. I am a 59-yearold active woman, and I just tore my meniscus in two places. I also have osteoarthritis. I'm told that surgery is no longer recommended. Is this correct? What can be done?

Dear Reader: To talk about the meniscus, we should start with the knee joint. It connects the femur, or thigh bone, to the tibia, which is the …