- Sometimes the meniscus cartilage can be repaired during surgery. This happens when the damage occurs in the part of the meniscus that can receive blood flow.
- If the damage has occurred in a part of the meniscus that receives no blood flow, which is most of the cartilage, the torn part of the cartilage will have to be removed.
- Meniscus surgery can be completed in roughly two hours, and you can return home the same day.
- A person who has had meniscus surgery will need to use assistive devices such as crutches or a walker for several weeks after the surgery, although usually no more than four to six weeks. You may also be required to wear a knee brace.
- After three or four weeks, motion while only wearing the knee brace may be possible. After three or four months, light activity without the brace may be possible.
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