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Structure and Function of the Meniscus: Basic and Clinical Implications

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Biomechanics of Diarthrodial Joints

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The menisci are fibrocartilaginous structures that are essential to normal function of the knee. Once thought to be functionless, investigations have demonstrated that the menisci serve a number of important functions in the knee (King 1936b; Fairbank 1948; MacConaill 1932; Seedholm and Hargreaves 1979; Voloshin and Wosk 1983; Fukubayashi et al., 1980; Kurosawa et al. 1980; Ahmed and Burke 1983). These functions include load bearing, shock absorption and joint lubrication. Although increased knee joint laxity after meniscectomy has been reported, a consensus of opinion regarding the stabilizing role of the meniscus in an otherwise intact knee has not been achieved. Shoemaker and Markolf and Levy and coworkers suggest that the menisci do provide increasing joint stability in the anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee (Shoemaker et al., 1986; Levy et al., 1982).

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Kelly, M.A., Fithian, D.C., Chern, K.Y., Mow, V.C. (1990). Structure and Function of the Meniscus: Basic and Clinical Implications. In: Ratcliffe, A., Woo, S.LY., Mow, V.C. (eds) Biomechanics of Diarthrodial Joints. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3448-7_7

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