Meniscus

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Synopsis
Lesion located either at lateral or medial joint margin.
It can be confined to meniscus or extends beyond capsule
It is almost always associated with meniscal tears; It may be due to trauma.
A mesical cyst is caused by simple extrusion of synovial fluid through meniscal tear
It usually causes pain and swelling.
See also
meniscal anomalies

Examples
cystic meniscus
meniscal tears

Adj. meniscal WKP
Definition : A meniscus is a crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous anatomical structure that, in contrast to an articular disk, only partly divides a joint cavity.
In humans they are present in the knee, wrist, acromioclavicular, sternoclavicular, and temporomandibular joints; in other animals they may be present in other joints.
Generally, the term ’meniscus’ is used to refer to the cartilage of the knee, either to the lateral or medial meniscus. Both are (...)