The immediate postoperative phase begins following surgery and lasts approximately 1 month. Initially, patients ambulate with bilateral axillary crutches in a postoperative long-leg brace locked in full extension. Limited weight-bearing for the first 4 weeks may protect the repair and increase the healing potential. Generally, for a peripheral repair, patients will be toe-touch weight-bearing to 50 % weight-bearing during this time interval. For complex and radial tears, patients will be toe-touch weight-bearing to 25 % weight-bearing. For radial tears, it has been reported that weight-bearing may place a displacing force across the repair of a radial meniscus tear; thus weight-bearing precautions will be similar to a complex tear [3]. However, early physiological loading can be beneficial to the menisci in a manner similar to fractures and may help overall healing [4]. The knee brace is opened from 0° to 90° for ROM exercises and kept locked in extension for all other activities. Flexion beyond 90° is discouraged for the first month since motion beyond this leads to “femoral rollback” and therefore increased tensile forces across the repair site. Ice, compression, and elevation are important for controlling knee effusion and pain control. Patients are instructed to utilize ice for 10–15 min every 1–2 h during the first 10–14 days postoperatively.