Stem Cell Therapy for Meniscus Tears: A Modern Treatment Option
A meniscus tear sounds simple on paper. In real life, it rarely is. The meniscus is a crescent-shaped pad of fibrocartilage that helps the knee absorb force, stabilize rotation, and distribute load across the joint. When it tears, patients often describe a very specific kind of frustration: the knee may feel mostly functional when walking straight, then catch sharply when turning, squatting, getting out of a car, or climbing stairs with a twist. That misma