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Radiographs were graded using Kellgren\u2013Lawrence (KL) scores. MRIs were reviewed for the presence and location of meniscal ossicles and additional knee pathology. Knee arthroplasty rates were recorded with the remaining patients contacted to obtain final International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and Tegner's scores. Failure was defined as conversion to arthroplasty or failing IKDC score (&lt;\u200975.4). Forty-five meniscal ossicles in 45 patients (26 males and 19 females) with a mean age of 51\u2009years (standard deviation [SD]\u2009=\u200919.0) were included. Pain was the most common presenting symptom (89%). Forty-two patients (93%) had an associated meniscus root tear on MRI. Eighteen percent of patients that did not have an ossicle on initial imaging subsequently developed an ossicle. Mean KL grades progressed significantly from baseline of 1.84 (SD\u2009=\u20091.0) to 2.55 (SD\u2009=\u20090.93 p\u2009&lt;\u20090.01) on final follow-up. Thirty-nine percent of baseline radiographs showed KL grades of less than 2 compared with only 15% of follow-up radiographs (p\u2009=\u20090.04). Mean IKDC score obtained for patients \u2264\u200960 at an average follow-up of 3.1\u2009years (SD\u2009=\u20093.2) was 65.2 (SD\u2009=\u200919.0). Eight out of 45 patients (18%) had progressed to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) by latest available follow-up. Sixty-two percent of patients met failure criteria at latest available follow-up. The meniscal ossicle is most commonly found in the posterior horn or root of the medial meniscus and is highly suggestive to be sequelae of a posterior root tear. Therefore, the presence of a meniscal ossicle should alert the orthopaedic surgeon to the high likelihood of the patient having a meniscus root tear. 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