A new study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found that while MRI can diagnose a tear in the disc of cartilage cushioning the knee, it does not reliably predict which tears can be repaired with surgery.
It's estimated that more than 850,000 Americans undergo surgery each year for injuries to the menisci, two wedges of shock-absorbing cartilage in the knee joint. That surgery can involve either suturing the tear back together or removing the damaged part of the meniscal tissue altogether.
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MRI Can Not Predict Whether Knee Cartilage Can Be Repaired, Study
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