Objectives: To evaluate the biomechanical characteristics of an all-inside meniscal root repair procedure versus transtibial Methods: Nine paired cadaveric knees were prepared with pressure mapping sensors and underwent testing to obtain peak pressures, average femorotibial contact area in both medial lateral compartments. Testing was performed three states: meniscus intact, cut, following tech...

Purpose: To report of efficacy repair treatment for meniscus posterior root tears repair. Methods: We systematically searched databases including PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library relevant articles. Coleman Methodology Score was used a quality assessment the included studies. A meta-analysis performed to analyze MMPRTs Results: Twenty-two studies, 14 level III 8 IV, were in this systematic r...

BACKGROUND Radial meniscus tears disrupt the circumferential fibers and thereby compromise meniscus integrity. Historically, radial tears were often treated with meniscectomy because of an incomplete understanding of the biomechanical consequences of these tears, limited information regarding the biomechanical performance of repair, and the technical difficulty associated with repair. There is ...

BACKGROUND Although relatively uncommon, spontaneous healing from a meniscus injury has been observed even within the avascular area. This may be the result of the existence of mesenchymal stem cells in synovial fluid. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES The purpose of this study was to investigate whether mesenchymal stem cells existed in the synovial fluid of the knee after meniscus injury. METHODS Synovi...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of a change in the meniscus cross sectional shape on its position and on the biomechanics of a knee joint. METHODS One main finite element model of a left knee joint was created on the basis of MRI images. The model consisted of bones, articular cartilages, menisci and ligaments. Eight variants of this model with an increased o...

INTRODUCTION Meniscal cysts are rare, in that cysts of lateral meniscus are 3 times to 10 times more common than those of medial meniscus. Etiology of meniscal cysts includes trauma which results in contusion and haemorrage within the substance of meniscus leading to mucoid degeneration. Degeneration with age results in local necrosis and mucoid degeneration into a cyst, developmental inclusion...