Diagram of meniscal tear patterns: (A) Vertical or longitudinal (Bucket-handle), (B) Flap or Oblique, (C) Radial or Transverse, (D) Horizontal, (E) Complex degenerative. (Reprinted with permission.) ...

The quarterback suffered a radial tear of the medial meniscus that required a full repair and a six-to-eight-month recovery. “As his rehab has picked up, we noticed a little swelling in there ...