Meniscular arthritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the cartilaginous menisci in the inner and outer parts of the knee and is accompanied by various symptoms. The prevalence of mencular arthritis among the population is higher than among other diseases of the musculoskeletal system, and amounts to 7-14 cases per 1 thousand people per year. The causes of mencular arthritis can be a long stay in a damp and cold environment, heavy physical labor, mechanical trauma, gout, osteoarthritis, etc.
Characteristic of mencular disease is a combination of general and local symptoms, manifested by a feeling of constant tension in the lower extremities, pain in the lower and upper legs, difficulties in flexing and extending the knee, as well as pathological changes in cartilage tissue.