Open AccessConstitutional Features of the Histological Structure of the Human Knee Meniscus
Author(s) -
П. А. Самотесов,
А. Н. Русских,
А. Д. Шабоха,
В. И. Касимов,
А. А. Кириченко
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
žurnal anatomii i gistopatologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2225-7357
DOI - 10.18499/2225-7357-2018-7-2-76-84
Subject(s) - meniscus , anterior horn , lateral meniscus , anatomy , knee joint , medial meniscus , medicine , h&e stain , pathology , staining , osteoarthritis , anterior cruciate ligament , surgery , mathematics , geometry , incidence (geometry) , alternative medicine , psychiatry , spinal cord
The purpose of the study was to determine some constitutional features of the histological structure of the human knee menisci. Material and methods. Internal and external menisci of both knee joints of 84 corpses of men aged from 32 to 55 years were studied. After a standard fixation of the biological material, meniscus sections were prepared at the level of their anterior and posterior horns, and of the body. Then pre-stained hematoxylin-eosin prepared histological specimens were subjected to a survey microscopy, description and morphometry of the cuts of knee joint meniscus specimens. For the individualizing the revealed features, anthropometric research was carried out with all the investigated objects, followed by self-typing using the W.L.Rees-N.J.Eysenck method. Results. As a result of the study, the presence of age-specific features of the histological structure of the meniscus was established. In addition, it is proved that menisci of knee joints of men of picnic type of constitution, in contrast to representatives of other types of physique, are subject to structural changes in the histological pattern at the level of the hindbust. For men of asthenic type of physique, such changes at the level of the anterior horn of the meniscus are characteristic in comparison with other sites of the meniscus. Conclusion. Traumatologists and sports physicians can use the revealed features of the histological structure of meniscus knee joints in men of different body types at the stages of diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the knee joints, as well as in the development of measures to prevent the development of destructive changes in them. In addition, research data may influence the choice of certain rehabilitation exercises that help strengthen specific areas of the ligamentous apparatus of the knee joints of patients who have damaged menisci.