Ohio State suffered its first major injury of fall camp Monday when freshman running back Mike Weber suffered a torn meniscus. He is scheduled for surgery Tuesday morning.
Anatomy
The meniscus is a rubbery cushion of cartilage within the knee joint which acts as a shock absorber between the thighbone (femur) and shinbone (tibia). Without the meniscus sitting in between those two bones, they would be crunching against each other with every step.
Injury
It’s common for the meniscus to wear down gradually with time, and the changes seen with age and overuse are referred to as degenerative meniscus tears.