Do Moments and Strength Predict Cartilage Changes after Partial Meniscectomy?

Knee strength and knee adduction moments following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.

PURPOSE This study investigated the relationship between muscular strength about the knee and knee joint moments during gait in patients who had undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM). METHODS One hundred and two APM patients and 42 age-matched nonoperated controls underwent strength testing and three-dimensional gait analysis. Patients were divided into weak and normal subgroups a...

Partial meniscectomy changes fluid pressurization in articular cartilage in human knees.

Partial meniscectomy is believed to change the biomechanics of the knee joint through alterations in the contact of articular cartilages and menisci. Although fluid pressure plays an important role in the load support mechanism of the knee, the fluid pressurization in the cartilages and menisci has been ignored in the finite element studies of the mechanics of meniscectomy. In the present study...

Knee joint changes after meniscectomy.

This paper records an investigation of changes found in the knee joint at intervals ranging from three months to fourteen years after meniscectomy. In a search of the literature only one reference to these changes has been found. Vandendorp, Bastien, and Vandecasteele (1939-40) observed in a few subjects that there was narrowing of the joint space and broadening of the femoral and tibial condyl...

Effects of strength and neuromuscular training on functional performance in athletes after partial medial meniscectomy

The aims of this study were to determine an effective knee function rehabilitation program for athletes undergoing partial medial meniscectomy. Participants were randomly assigned to neuromuscular training (NT) or strength training (ST) group and subjected to functional assessments before surgery and again at 4, and 8 weeks post hoc. Functional knee assessment, such as Lysholm knee scoring, sta...

Degenerative changes in the knee after meniscectomy.