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I've just got some MRI results back. Apparently I have a "degenerative tear of the middle and posterior thirds of the medial meniscus" on both knees, plus some general degeneration of the joint compartments and "mild oedema in the basal layers of the hyaline cartilage on both facets of the patella" (on both knees, but the right is worse).
My general interpretation of all this is that I've been giving my knees some serious hammer over quite some time probably with poor biomechanics that have led to a greater than usual degree of wear and tear. Since I'm having no-to-minimal mechanical symptoms (locking etc.) I'm going to avoid surgery for the meniscal tears as I'm having ongoing physio and have a biomechanical assessment lined up. However, it would be useful to get a better picture of exactly where the tears are. Does anyone have the medical skills to infer a bit more detail from "tear of the middle and posterior thirds of the medial meniscus"?
Finally, does anyone have any experience of barefoot running with dodgy knees? Anecdotes are welcome, but serious collections of evidence would be more useful.