Tom had a meniscus tear, a common knee injury which affects the wedge of cartilage between the bones in the knee joint. Tom Hooper suffered a meniscus tear and had surgery to fix it. The cartilage flap can restrict movement and cause pain if it becomes wedged inside the knee joint. As he was told the scan showed the beginnings of osteoarthritis Tom ‘didn’t think there was any other option’. He warned that if younger people are scared off having meniscus surgery, they may damage their knee even more.