What Is a Meniscectomy? A meniscectomy is an outpatient, elective surgery to remove the torn meniscus in your knee. It’s typically done as an arthroscopic procedure. This involves small incisions, about a centimeter long, that your surgeon used to insert an arthroscope (a small surgical camera) and small instruments for the removal of part or all of the meniscus. Types of meniscectomy surgeries include: Partial meniscectomy: Removes a small piece of the torn meniscusTotal meniscectomy: Removes the entire meniscus...

Pique hammers Madrid over bus parade The 29-year-old’s future has been widely discussed with his contract expiring next year and talks seemingly progressing slowly. But reports on Wednesday suggested Messi had agreed to a new deal until 2021 or 2022. In an interview with Tencent Sports and published by ESPN, the Argentina star said he wanted to finish his career at Barca, the club he joined as a 13-year-old....

Atletico boss: We’re trying to sign Messi! The Argentina star scored the decisive 86th-minute goal to give his side victory against Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon - a result that sends the champions temporarily top of La Liga. It was the 277th time that Messi has been on the winning side in Spain’s top flight and the 400th time in total. The 29-year-old, who made his debut against Jose Mourinho’s Porto in 2003, has made 566 appearances for Barca in all competitions....

A report in Spain surfaced last month suggesting the Argentina star has named a selection of transfers he wants Barca to make before next season. It is claimed Messi has identified Monaco duo Bernardo Silva and Kylian Mbappe, Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin, Brazilian youngster Vinicius Junior and Ousmane Dembele of Borussia Dortmund as the key players he wants at Camp Nou. Iniesta hails ‘unique’ Messi It is also reported the 29-year-old believes Arda Turan, Jeremy Mathieu, Andre Gomes, Lucas Digne and Paco Alcacer should be sold....

Belgium star Hazard has returned to his sparkling best form this season, contributing 14 goals and five assists to Chelsea’s charge towards a fifth Premier League title in 12 years. Speaking after Hazard scored and assisted in Saturday’s 4-2 FA Cup semi-final win over Tottenham, Fabregas claimed that only Messi was performing better than Hazard, but added: “I’ve told him many, many times he needs to be selfish sometimes and have that killer instinct to score more goals....

City defender Joleon Lescott was unlucky as Cesc Fabregas' pass bobbled through his legs in the 67th minute to emerge onto the run of Messi, who flicked the ball over goalkeeper Joe Hart. As in its 2-0 defeat in the first leg, City finished with 10 players after Pablo Zabaleta was booked for a second time in the 78th for protesting after Gerard Pique barged into substitute Edin Dzeko inside the area without a penalty being awarded....

Having set up Luis Suarez’s opener in Saturday’s 2-0 win at Eibar with a sumptuous pass, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner rattled the upright with shot before half-time. It means Messi has now been denied by post or crossbar in La Liga 14 times this season, equalling a record he set himself in 2011-12. The Argentina international is without a goal in his past three league outings but still has 20 in 24 top-flight appearances this term....

READ MORE: Barca, Messi ready for Man City clash The Argentine overtook Athletic legend Telmo Zarra’s tally of 179 with a strike against Deportivo as Barcelona ran out a 4-0 winner Saturday. Running onto Neymar’s clever through ball into the area, Messi powered a shot beyond German Lux in the Deportivo goal to make La Liga history. WATCH: Messi scores immediately upon return from injury Cristiano Ronaldo is fourth on the list with 150 goals, behind Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano’s tally of 151....

Messi was briefly linked with a move to Inter last month, but the boss of their main sponsor insists the club were never close to signing him. Provera is optimistic the Serie A side are on the way back to the top of world football with the help of new Chinese owners Suning. Luis Enrique wary of Cavani threat And while Barcelona talisman Messi may not be heading to Italy, he is confident other world stars will soon see San Siro as an attractive destination....

Before their game against the Angels on Saturday, they welcomed the Bay Area’s very own Metallica to AT&T Park for one of the coolest renditions of the national anthem you’ll ever hear. MORE: Crazy ballpark foods | Metallica plays farewell concert | SNL spoofs Orioles empty stadium ​Just listen to them jazz up the “Star-Spangled Banner” like you’ve never heard before. If that wasn’t enough, drummer Lars Ulrich threw out the first pitch and sang along with the crowd to “Take Me Out To the Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch....

Experts believe the drug works by slowing nerve impulses in the brain and spinal cord. Metaxalone is available by prescription only. This article explains how metaxalone is used to treat musculoskeletal pain, as well as its side effects and the reasons why people with certain health conditions should not use it. What Class of Drug Is Skelaxin? Metaxalone is a skeletal muscle relaxant. It is neither a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) nor an analgesic (painkiller)....

Uses Metoprolol belongs to a class of drugs known as beta blockers, because they block the effects of adrenaline on your body’s beta receptors, thereby slowing nerve impulses that travel through the heart. In that way, metoprolol relaxes your blood vessels and slows your heart rate in order to improve blood flow and lower your blood pressure. Metoprolol is FDA-approved as an oral medication to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and angina....

The 31-year-old lefty reliever fielded questions from reporters Monday after finalizing a two-year deal with the Mets, and, unsurprisingly, the state of free agency was brought up a few times. Echoing Justin Verlander’s comments from Jan. 26, the newest Met had some thoughts on why the hot stove isn’t, well, hot. “I agree with [Justin Verlander] on some aspects on that, that there is a lot of the league that would rather make money than win,” Wilson told reporters....

The Denver Post’s Troy Renck tweeted Friday night that the Tulo talks that received so much attention Friday morning are off. MORE: New faces in new places | Padres become contender in NL West Based on what was reported eatlier Friday, the Rockies were asking for a lot for their superstar. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is extremely risk-averse, so It’s no surprise the teams couldn’t match up. New York was also linked to Kang, but it declined not to pursue the Korean league slugger, nj....

Mets general manager Sandy Alderson gave reporters an early timetable for Wheeler’s return: MORE: Matt Harvey out with ‘stress injury’ in shoulder Naturally, Mets fans were . . . suspicious of that assessment. They’ve heard this song and dance too many times before. The Mets have, um, a reputation for getting injury timetables wrong. Wheeler had Tommy John surgery soon after and missed two full seasons. We’ll see, but it wouldn’t shock anyone who roots for the Mets if that’s the case....

Syndergaard had a day to remember on the mound and at the plate. He allowed two runs on five hits and struck out eight over eight innings in Las Vegas’ 8-2 win at Albuquerque. MORE: SP fantasy rankings | Gotta-Be-Better squad, NL edition The 22 year-old also had a stellar day at the plate, falling a triple shy of the cycle in a 3-for-4 performance with a two-run homer, double and two runs scored....

Either way, no matter what, there can be only game left, Thursday night in Los Angeles. Game time: 8:07 p.m. ET from Los Angeles. Greinke starts for the Dodgers against Mets Game 1 hero Jacob deGrom. MORE: Six key moments from Game 4 of Dodgers-Mets | Postseason schedule, results The baseball gods have deemed it so, but boy howdy is it going to be fun. Through four games, Dodgers starters have thrown 23 2/3 innings with 19 hits allowed, 30 strikeouts, and 12 earned runs....

The contact caused his head to start bleeding: MORE: When does Mexico play? El Tri’s schedule and results In order to get Rodriguez back on the field ASAP, an innovative person on Mexico’s training staff gave him a swim cap to wear: Twitter was both amused and impressed by the swim cap:

Please take note. While we are transfixed by the upheavals in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the great drama in Mexico may ultimately affect us more. Consider some numbers. Our exports to Mexico ($25 billion in 1989) are already six times our exports to the Soviet Union ($4.3 billion). And, Mexico’s population (85 million last year) roughly equaled the combined populations of Poland (38 million), Romania (23 million), Czechoslovakia (16 million) and Hungary (11 million)....