Table 2.

Indications for repair

Patient factors	Tear characteristics
Younger (< 40), active patient	Red–red/red–white—ideal but not mandatory
No significant comorbidities	Simple tear pattern
BMI < 30	< 3 months old
Willingness to comply with post-operative rehabilitation regime	Associated ACL reconstruction
	Reducible without excess tension
	Lower threshold for complete radial tears

Contraindications to repair include: the presence of grade 3–4 osteoarthritis in ipsilateral compartment, irreducibility of the tear as the meniscus would be under too high tension and a central radial tear < 25%