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14/08/2025

Rephrased Query: My mom's MRI report for her right knee shows a complex grade 3 tear in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus, mild synovial effusion, and edema in the pre- and intrapatellar region. I'm really worried does this mean she needs surgery, or can a grade 3 meniscus tear heal on its own?

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Dr Kamran Mohammed

General Practitioner

MBBS
FIDM
5+ Yrs

It is worth while to give a trial to conservative treatment.

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