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Patient Decision Aid Summary

Title Meniscus tear: Should I have surgery?
To access it View the patient decision aid on the developer website
Audience People with a meniscus tear.
Options included Have surgery to fix a meniscus tear.
Don't have surgery. Use home treatment and physical therapy to treat your knee.
Year of last update or review 2022
Format Web, paper
Developer Healthwise
Where was it developed? www.healthwise.org
Healthwise
US
Health condition Knee Injuries and Disorders
Language English
Based on 2025 IPDAS criteria (International Patient Decision Aid Standards) this patient decision aid (and/or supporting materials) meets:
7 out of 7 IPDAS Qualifying criteria to be defined as a patient decision aid
7 out of 7 IPDAS Essential criteria to lower the risk of making a biased decision
Not applicable: Other IPDAS Essential criteria for patient decision aids about screening or testing
View IPDAS criteria details.

Last modified: 2025-07-29.