 It is a subjective symptom of pain in the affected knee when turning over in bed at night.Osteoarthritic pain is present with weightbearing, but the meniscal tear causes pain with a twisting motion of the knee as the meniscal fragment gets pinched, and the capsular attachment gets stretched causing the complaint of pain.X-ray images (normally during weightbearing) can be obtained to rule out other conditions or to see if the patient also has osteoarthritis.