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meniscus

[mi-nis-kuhs] / mɪˈnɪs kəs /




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On Jan. 30, Vonn suffered a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee, with meniscus and bone damage, when she crashed during a downhill race in Crans Montana, Switzerland.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"But let's see how they respond, with no cartilage and no meniscus..."

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

She added that she had also suffered bone bruising and meniscus damage from her fall in a race which was abandoned early due to awful conditions which caused two other crashes.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

She says along with the ACL tear she also has bruising and meniscus damage.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

It is convenient to consider these “internal derangements of the knee-joint” separately, according to whether the meniscus is merely abnormally mobile, or is actually torn.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander




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