Meniscus surgery waiting time at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust does not report its trauma and orthopaedics waiting times to NHS England. There is no published figure for this trust, so we do not show one. We check every month, and this page will fill in as soon as the trust starts reporting.
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About meniscus tear
The menisci are two C-shaped pads of cartilage inside the knee that act as shock absorbers. A tear can happen suddenly, often from twisting the knee, or develop gradually through wear with age.
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Before treatment: the MRI queue
An MRI scan is one of the scans often used before treatment, and it is a separate NHS queue. At University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust the typical MRI wait is 3 weeks, with 27% waiting over six weeks (August 2026).
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