Morphological Study of “Meniskos” in Human Foetuses of South Indian Population and its Clinical Significance

Introduction: The shape of the menisci is crescentic. There are variations in morphology menisci. knowledge about these variants necessary for radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons to discriminate between normal meniscal injuries. Aim: To analyse foetuses South Indian Population. Materials Methods: An observational study was conducted on 30 knee joints 15 age 20-37 weeks gestation. May 2015 2017. were fixed with formalin dissected. noted macroscopically tabulated. Results: In present study, among joints, most common crescent. Among medial lateral menisci, there 33 crescentic-shaped (55%), 7 sickle-shaped (11.7%), 6 C-shaped (10%), five U-shaped (8.4%), 1 V-shaped (1.7%), ring-shaped (1.7%). Out only one incomplete discoid meniscus. three complete this observed mostly commonly A rare variant, ring- shaped meniscus Conclusion: Morphological often misinterpreted as tear. especially important radiologist orthopaedician differentiate tear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).