If the flap causes the knee to catch, a surgeon can usually fix it without removing much tissue. 6. Ramp Lesion A ramp lesion is a tear in a part of the medial meniscus (meniscus on the inner side of ...

due to the progressive softening and breakdown of cartilage within the knee (known as chondromalacia patella). Ligament damage occurs when ligaments (elastic, fibrous bands of tissue that connect ...