The Difficult to Diagnose Knee Pain – It Could Be Due To Menisco-Capsular Separation

Posted by Dr Chang Haw Chong on July 18, 2012 · 77 Comments 

Knee Pain Some knee pains are notoriously difficult to diagnose. It is even more baffling when the expensive MRI scan of the painful knee is reported as being normal! I occasionally encounter such patients. They come into my clinic with a problem of pain in the inner side (medial joint line) of the knee.  There … Continue reading →

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What Happens When A Meniscus Tear is Neglected?

Posted by Dr Chang Haw Chong on July 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Meniscus is the shock absorption pads inside the knee joints.  We have 2 of them in each knee.  They are called the medial meniscus and the lateral meniscus.  Studies have shown that the medial meniscus absorbs 50% of the medial knee joint load while the lateral meniscus absorbs 70% of the lateral knee joint load. … Continue reading →

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