Open AccessTibiofemoral Contact Mechanics With Horizontal Cleavage Tears and Treatment of the Lateral Meniscus in the Human Knee: An In Vitro Cadaver Study
Author(s) -
Jason L. Koh,
Todd A. Zimmerman,
Savan Patel,
Yupeng Ren,
Danfeng Xu,
Liqun Zhang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000464
Subject(s) - cadaveric spasm , medicine , cadaver , contact area , lateral meniscus , anatomy , medial meniscus , resection , cleavage (geology) , tears , meniscus , orthopedic surgery , orthodontics , surgery , osteoarthritis , materials science , geometry , composite material , anterior cruciate ligament , pathology , alternative medicine , incidence (geometry) , mathematics , fracture (geology)
Partial meniscectomy is one of the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures for a meniscus tear. Decreased contact area and increased contact pressure have been seen in partial meniscectomies from treatment of various types of meniscal tears; however, the biomechanical effect of a horizontal cleavage tear in the lateral meniscus and subsequent treatment are unknown.