Footnotes

• Contributors All authors contributed to the development, writing, review and final approval of the editorial.

• Funding This study was funded by the Foundation for Physical Therapy (PODS I and II).

• Competing interests JCR is a paid consultant for Ceterix Orthopaedics, a company that manufactures meniscal repair systems. This relationship may not be relevant to this editorial, but is being disclosed for transparency.

• Patient consent Not required.

• Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.