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.) ...

Joel Embiid, the star player for the Philadelphia 76ers, recently underwent successful surgery on his left knee to address a displaced flap of the meniscus. This type of tear can be quite severe ...

MORE: Expert medical analysis on Embiid's torn meniscus repair and recovery The Athletic's Shams Charania and Joe Vardon reported that Embiid was diagnosed with a displaced flap of the meniscus in ...