The majority of meniscal tears affect the medial meniscus and tend to involve the posterior horn. Meniscal tears ... as well as the peroneal nerve on the lateral side, is paramount.

9 The blood supply to the menisci originates from the lateral and medial superior and inferior genicular arteries. These vessels reach the periphery of the meniscus through the synovial covering of ...

He also had both medial and lateral joint line tenderness ... and a peripheral medial meniscal tear involving the posterior horn close to the meniscocapsular junction (Figure 5).