Discoid meniscus

Strong suggestive findings on magnetic resonance imaging includes a thickened meniscal body seen on more than two contiguous sagittal slices.

However, this method may lead to a false negative when evaluating people with the Wrisberg variant of discoid meniscus since it maintains a narrow crescent shape.

In a patient complaining of acute onset knee pain, an X-ray study would be done to rule out any bony pathology such as a fracture.

If the patient is asymptomatic and does not complain of significant locking sensation in the knee or pain, treatment is conservative and consists of stretching and strengthening exercises for the quadriceps and hamstring muscles.

In most cases where the meniscus is still generally intact, a partial excision to preserve the cushioning function may be sufficient.”[3][medical citation needed]