Does Removing a Torn Meniscus Harm the Knee Joint?

The meniscus is a shock absorber in the knee. The part of the meniscus that tears no longer has shock absorber properties.

The torn part of the meniscus causes pain, irritation to the knee and on occasion mechanical symptoms such as catching and locking. By removing the torn part of the meniscus it doesn’t not harm the knee because the torn part of the meniscus was not functioning.

If large portions of the meniscus are torn, that can lead to early onset osteoarthritis because a large portion of the meniscus is missing and therefore a larger portion of the shocker absorber is gone. The knee scope just removes the torn portion of the meniscus removing the pain source.

Below are tools I use to remove the torn portion of the meniscus.